Indigenous News Archive
Spring Convocation returns to in-person events for 2022
May 30, 2022 —
Honorary degree recipients announced for Convocation, and President's Installation takes place June 7
Joint message on the one-year anniversary of the discovery of the first 215 unmarked graves
May 27, 2022 —
Message from Dr. Catherine Cook, vice-president (Indigenous) at the University of Manitoba and Stephanie Scott, executive director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Treat patients with respect, revered Elder tells medical grads
May 24, 2022 —
Ojibway Elder Margaret Lavallee called on newly graduated doctors to follow the Seven Sacred Teachings – love, courage, humility, wisdom, honesty, respect and truth – as they leave the UM medical school and start their residencies
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Indigenous achievers to be honoured at the Indspire Awards
May 17, 2022 —
Melanie MacKinnon recognized with Indspire Health Award
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Ceremony marks Reconciliation journey in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
May 16, 2022 —
The faculty hosted a traditional Indigenous naming and pipe ceremony to commemorate two new initiatives the Riddell Faculty is pursuing as part of its commitment to Reconciliation with Indigenous communities.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Celebrating UM Indigenous nursing grads
May 12, 2022 —
In honour of National Nursing Week, Mahkwa omushki kiim: Pathway to Indigenous Nursing Education (PINE), which offers support to Indigenous students at the College of Nursing in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, reached out to several Indigenous nursing alumni to learn about their careers and reflections on their time at UM. Below are a selection of the responses.
Faculty of Law
An Indigenous Oral History Reader moves law student training towards reconciliation
May 11, 2022 —
A course introducing law students to the oral history of Indigenous peoples in relation to legal systems has now been made a part of the permanent curriculum at Robson Hall. Materials used throughout the course have been compiled into a single volume and published as a comprehensive resource for the use of educators, scholars and students. An Indigenous Oral History Reader, edited by Dr. Bryan Schwartz, with assistance from several credited student editors was published March 18, 2022 and is available online through the University of Alberta Libraries and on a not-for-profit basis at amazon.ca.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet the recipients of the inaugural Indigenous Doctoral Program Fellowships
May 5, 2022 —
These UM recipients are leading the next generation of students shaping the future of Indigenous-led research
‘Weave us all together’
May 4, 2022 —
New Indigenous Senator positions narrow the gap in UM leadership
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Trustworthy Transmission
May 3, 2022 —
How to clearly communicate health information is a central research question for Dr. Michelle Driedger, a professor of community health sciences in the Max Rady College of Medicine.