Indigenous News Archive
UM will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 1, 2021 —
A message from President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Michael Benarroch; Vice-President (Indigenous) Dr. Catherine Cook; and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Executive Director Stephanie Scott
CBC: Record number of Indigenous students begin med school at University of Manitoba
August 26, 2021 —
17 of 110 students in Class of 2025 self-identify as Indigenous
Bettering our land: A call to action against injustice
August 19, 2021 —
Students, faculty, support staff, administration, and Indigenous Elders shared their own aspirations and call to actions to move the community towards a better direction
UM commemorates 150th anniversaries of Treaty 1 and Treaty 2
August 19, 2021 —
NCTR, in partnership with the Office of the Vice-President (Indigenous) at UM, will host: A Discussion on Treaties on Aug. 24
Land Blessing Ceremony held for the future home of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
August 16, 2021 —
The first step in envisioning the new permanent home for the NCTR
Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism
August 10, 2021 —
In its 2015 final report, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was clear: “Without truth … there can be no genuine reconciliation.”
Faculty of Arts
People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation
August 10, 2021 —
Both traditional Indigenous knowledge keepers and social psychological researchers have made strikingly similar conclusions about the connection between how people relate to each other and how they relate to the earth and other living beings
At the Forks: Where Indigenous and Human Rights Meet
August 9, 2021 —
New online platform to foster a dialogue surrounding Indigenous rights and human rights on the prairies and northwestern Ontario
Aug. 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 4, 2021 —
In recognition of this important day, it is fitting to discuss the implementation of the UN Declaration in Canada. Why is it important, and how does it help address the challenges we currently face in Canada?
Should bilingualism change in Canada? The debate over Gov. Gen. Mary Simon
July 26, 2021 —
'The federal government and all Canadians have an obligation to work towards reconciliation with Indigenous people, and to implement the TRC recommendations'