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Melinda Moch [JD/2024]

Faculty of Law

Melinda Moch named UM’s winner of the Royal Society of Canada’s Justice Rosalie Silbermann Abella Prize 2024

September 10, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Law congratulates recent graduate Melinda Moch on being selected as the University of Manitoba’s winner of the Royal Society of Canada’s 2024 Justice Rosalie Silbermann Abella Prize.

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Migizii Agamik building with yellow flowers

What we’ve heard so far: Truth and Reconciliation Framework Engagement Session feedback

September 9, 2024 — 
High-level summary of the main themes we’ve learned from your feedback to date

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A drawn image of a person in a canoe on a lake, with dream-like images of a hockey goalie in the sky.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Graphic novel focuses on homophobia in Indigenous sport

September 9, 2024 — 
A new graphic novel created from research conducted by the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences looks at gender and sexuality through a Cree lens, with a focus on toxic masculinity and homophobia in sport. 

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A group of students sit at a table, smiling and listening. One is holding a microphone and there is a whiteboard behind them.

Indigenous

Empowering Indigenous student leaders

August 27, 2024 — 
The Indigenous Circle of Empowerment (ICE) program is an Indigenous student leadership development program at the University of Manitoba that offers opportunities for personal and professional growth through culturally grounded leadership development and community engagement.

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Costumed Star Wars characters pose with voice actors and producers on red carpet in front of Star Wars sign.

Faculty of Arts

PHOTOS: Anishinaabemowin-dubbed Star Wars (Anangong Miigaading): A New Hope debuts in Winnipeg

August 14, 2024 — 
Voice cast, producers and fans celebrate at world premiere, which took place August 8, 2024 at Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg

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Four Indigenous students walk together outdoors in front of Migizii Agamik - Bald Eagle Lodge at the UM Fort Garry campus.

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Indigenous Orientation: Get familiar with UM Indigenous programs and student groups

August 13, 2024 — 
The Indigenous campus community at the University of Manitoba offers a wide variety of resources for Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) students to connect and participate in programs that help achieve success and gain a sense of belonging on campus. Indigenous Orientation is a day for students to meet and engage with community and get familiar with the Indigenous programs, supports and cultural learning opportunities available at UM.

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St. John's College

Making the world more than just a place

August 12, 2024 — 
The Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Director of the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, and Senior Fellow at St John’s College focuses on the relationships between people and territories and how we might live in ways that support Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice.

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A student with long dark hair and glasses wearing a UM Bisons crewneck sweater stands at a microphone, smiling.

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Ignite your leadership potential

July 26, 2024 — 
Symbolizing strength, resilience and unity, the bison holds profound significance for Indigenous cultures across Turtle Island.   It’s fitting, then, that the Bison Spirit Indigenous Leadership Program draws its name from this mighty animal. A new co-curricular program at the University of Manitoba (UM), Bison Spirit allows Indigenous students to explore their strengths and potential as leaders, both on UM campuses and in community.

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Profiles of Stephanie Van Haute and Corrine Clyne.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady PhD students receive inaugural Indigenous fellowships

July 18, 2024 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has named the first recipients of its Indigenous Graduate Fellowship. 

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Margaret Hart stands in the Brodie atrium at Bannatyne campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Community, Culture, Curriculum

July 9, 2024 — 
Margaret Hart’s [M.Ed./21] career took an unexpected turn when she joined the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences in 2022.

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