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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Marcia Anderson honoured with Royal College’s Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award

June 18, 2021 — 
Congratulations to Dr. Marcia Anderson, Vice-Dean, Indigenous Health and Executive Director, Indigenous Academic Affairs, Ongomiizwin – Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences on receiving the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s 2021 Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award.

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Top 10 recommended media list from Indigenous community at UM

June 16, 2021 — 
As part of National Indigenous History Month, engaging with Indigenous media can be an active step towards reconciliation

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Recognizing National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day

June 15, 2021 — 
A message from the President and Vice-President (Indigenous)

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Research funding supports BIG ideas

June 15, 2021 — 
Dozens of research projects have received over $6.5 million in funding to support research excellence in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and engineering fields

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A reminder of the responsibility we have

June 14, 2021 — 
We cannot say we support Truth and Reconciliation without a commitment to learn the truth.

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A tipi in front of Migizii Agamik building.

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Three Indigenous retirees reflect on their influential careers

June 11, 2021 — 
Audrey Richard, Dr. Wanda Wuttunee and Dr. Yvonne Pompana are all set for retirement this summer

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June 2021 UM Virtual Community Events

June 11, 2021 — 
Listen, learn and gain important insight from UM’s virtual community events during the month of June.

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Working in Good Ways: A framework for Indigenous community engagement now available for download

June 7, 2021 — 
The framework and accompanying set of resources are part of an Indigenous Initiatives funded project that focuses on building and caring for relationships with Indigenous communities.

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People embrace in front of the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill at a memorial for the 215 children whose remains were found at the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. // THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

As an Indigenous doctor, I see the legacy of residential schools and ongoing racism in today’s health care

June 7, 2021 — 
'The legacy of residential schools is not just in the intergenerational trauma and impacts on Indigenous families and communities — it is also in the health care system'

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Faculty of Architecture

IDPSA releases statement on the tragic discovery on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation

June 2, 2021 — 
Indigenous Design and Planning Student Association released the following statement on the tragic discovery reported this past week in Kamloops, BC.  

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