Indigenous News Archive
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Are you one of the next Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow?
November 12, 2019 —
The BMO Financial Group Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow scholarships are awarded each year to some of the brightest graduating high school students in Canada
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Proposals for the 2019 Indigenous Initiatives Fund are now being accepted
November 12, 2019 —
The Indigenous Initiative Funds are open to faculties, schools, colleges, libraries and administrative units to support unit-based projects that further the Indigenous Achievement goals and priorities outlined in Taking Our Place, the U of M’s Strategic Plan
Asper School of Business
Asper co-op program makes students shine
November 6, 2019 —
The Asper Co-op Program helps connect interested students with a job in a field they are studying
Faculty of Arts
Indigenization and reconciliation the focus of new drop in series
November 6, 2019 —
Are you looking to add Indigenous perspectives to your work, but don’t know where or how to start?
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Teach-In for Reconciliation highlights Indigenous expertise on campus
October 31, 2019 —
Learn about Indigenous history, cultures, contemporary issues and more at the upcoming Teach-In for Reconciliation
UM enters new era with appointment of first-ever VP (Indigenous)
October 29, 2019 —
Dr. Catherine Cook appointed to pivotal new role
Asper School of Business
15th anniversary celebration of Manitoba’s Indigenous entrepreneurs
October 21, 2019 —
Since 2005, the I.H. Asper School of Business has profiled and celebrated the achievements of Indigenous entrepreneurs at the VIBE Awards - one of Manitoba’s most prestigious events honouring Indigenous business leaders.
Announcing the Recipients of the 2019 Awards for Canadian Visual Artists and Curators
October 18, 2019 —
Bachelor of Fine Arts student Annie Beach and alumna Niamh Dooley [BFA (Hons)/17] from the University of Manitoba were announced on Oct. 17 as two of the recipients of the Hnatyshyn Foundation Awards for Canadian Visual Artists
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inspiring next generation of Indigenous health-care professionals
October 15, 2019 —
Maximus Sandberg stood in the middle of the Pinaymootang School gym holding a stack of pamphlets and papers he planned to take home and read. The Grade 12 student had just visited the 10 booths that were part of the health-care professions career fair held on Pinaymootang First Nation on September 24.
New book club encourages conversations of anti-racism, decolonization and reconciliation
October 7, 2019 —
Unsettling Ideas originally launched in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2016. It received consistent interest, and now, the book club will host meetings at the U of M and in the Winnipeg community.