Indigenous News Archive

February 11, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Education has made history with a landmark CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Project Grant awarded to Assistant Professor Dr. Lucy Delgado.

February 10, 2025 — 
Food, live music and connecting with community will be centre stage at this year’s Louis Riel Day Celebration taking place Friday, Feb. 14 on UM’s Fort Garry Campus.  

February 7, 2025 — 
An Elder wellness project at Lake Manitoba First Nation done in partnership with the College of Rehabilitation Sciences will mark five years this spring, with continued work on an intergenerational walking path. 

January 27, 2025 — 
Kathleen BlueSky [MBA/15] has received recognition from AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education association—in its 2025 Class of Influential Leaders, a group of 24 outstanding entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from AACSB-accredited business schools.

January 17, 2025 — 
The 19th Annual Elders and Traditional Peoples Gathering, taking place Feb. 10 – 11, 2025, is a free event where participants can learn from Indigenous Elders and traditional Knowledge Keepers.

December 23, 2024 — 
On Friday, December 6, 2024, members of the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students’ Association assembled for their monthly meeting with Indigenous faculty members but this time they were joined by a very special guest: Chief Wilton Littlechild, CC; KC; IPC; FP; BA, MA, LLB(Alta); LLD(Alta)(Leth)(Man). The renowned Treaty 6 lawyer, politician, athlete, Cree chief, and advocate for Indigenous rights had come to speak at the law school’s Indigenous Legal Methodologies and Perspectives class and also spend some quality time with MILSA members.

December 10, 2024 — 
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for January, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

December 10, 2024 — 
It’s been a year of exciting news in the areas of education, research and community service across the five colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Here’s a look at 10 of our most notable stories of 2024.

December 9, 2024 — 
On November 21, 2024, the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association (MILSA), in partnership with the Manitoba Bar Association’s newly established Indigenous Lawyers Forum, hosted the inaugural “In Good Relations” networking event at Migizii Agamik (“the Bald Eagle Lodge”) on the University of Manitoba campus. Julianna Albert, a 2L student, translated “In Good Relations” into Cree as “kâkînaw mino omâkiinak,” noting that the name “beautifully captures the essence of the event.” Designed as an informal and welcoming gathering, the event aimed to foster meaningful connections between Indigenous law students, practicing lawyers, and articling students.

December 9, 2024 — 
A curated list of the stories that drew readers to UM Today this year.