Indigenous News Archive
Asper School of Business
2025 VIBE Award Recipients announced, honouring outstanding Indigenous entrepreneurs
August 14, 2025 —
This year’s VIBE Awards take place November 6, 2025. The two recipients are Cody Gonsalves of Purposeful Movements Ltd. and E. Oliver Owen of Amik Aviation.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Physical therapy program introduces Indigenous welcoming ceremony
August 8, 2025 —
The physical therapy department at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its first Indigenous welcoming ceremony for all students, faculty and staff on Aug. 5 on the Bannatyne campus.
Donor Relations
Scholarship fuels partnership in community-based research
August 5, 2025 —
UM graduate student is working alongside Knowledge Keepers to empower Indigenous-led land stewardship
Bright futures begin here: UM welcomes 2025 BMO Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship recipients
June 24, 2025 —
Meet some of the top high school grads who will will soon be stepping onto the UM campus
Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law looks back at a year of moving towards Reconciliation
June 23, 2025 —
This time of year following convocation and the conclusion of the academic term offers an opportunity to look back and examine what steps the Faculty of Law has taken along the path towards Truth and Reconciliation.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Nation welcomes UM-supported community housing complex
June 17, 2025 —
After several years of planning, a new community-led supported living complex in Sagkeeng First Nation is welcoming its first residents this month.
Faculty of Arts
Researching Educational Genocide in Canada and Australia
June 17, 2025 —
As a child growing up in Australia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Samara Hand wasn’t taught much about Indigenous peoples or cultures in school. Today, the visiting doctoral researcher argues that exploring the fundamental assumptions of education systems and considering alternative models can open possibilities for an education system that is grounded in, and honours, Indigenous ways of knowing.
Indigenous
Celebrating Indigenous Excellence: Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community 2025
June 12, 2025 —
Ten members of the Indigenous campus community at UM are being recognized this National Indigenous Peoples Day for leading transformational change and weaving Indigenous knowledges into all they do.
Indigenous
Reclaiming sacred space, expanding the circle
June 10, 2025 —
Nestled behind Migizii Agamik — Bald Eagle Lodge is reclaimed land that has been carefully transformed into a sacred and special space, expanding the circle on the UM Fort Garry Campus.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Nations partner with UM to “grow our own” rehabilitation specialists starting in junior high
June 2, 2025 —
Nearly 200 people turned out to Oscar Lathlin Collegiate in Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) on May 26 for the launch of a new initiative between the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and nine First Nations communities in Manitoba, supported by the University of Manitoba’s innovative partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.