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Indigenous News Archive

Tricia Logan

Faculty of Education

High school Indigenous club students visit faculty

December 16, 2016 — 
The Faculty of Education hosted high-school Indigenous post-secondary club members in December creating an awareness and excitement about opportunities in advanced education.

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Rachel Mangiacotti (left) organized and evaluated an ‘experiential workshop’ about Canada’s history and was mentored by Donna Martin. // Photo by Kaitlin Vitt

Gaining confidence through education

December 16, 2016 — 
Nursing student Rachel Mangiacotti organized an ‘experiential workshop’ about Canada’s history as part of Experience Research

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The turtle sculpture where sacred fires are lit is located in front of the NCTR.

NCTR at U of M to receive $10 million from federal government

December 15, 2016 — 
On the anniversary of the release of the TRC’s final report, the federal government took an important step

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Students at MIGIZII AGAMIK (Bald Eagle Lodge).

New Indigenous Student Newsletter to launch in January

December 14, 2016 — 
Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 will see the launch of the brand new bi-weekly Indigenous Student Newsletter

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Op-ed: It’s time to decolonize academia

December 9, 2016 — 
An op-ed published in the Winnipeg Free Press from Deborah G. Young, former executive lead of Indigenous Achievement at the University of Manitoba:

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(Left – right) Julie Desrochers, Kyle Monkman, Alex Hosfield, April Wilson, Emma Gillespie, Kailey Atkinson, Christian Toupin at the Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards.

Awards honour Indigenous youth

December 5, 2016 — 
Seven students from the University of Manitoba received Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards, honouring outstanding endeavours

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U of M student advisor wins National Academic Advising Association award

December 5, 2016 — 
The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) has named Dr. Justin Rasmussen as the winner of the Region 6 Excellence in Advising - New Advisor 2017 award

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Manitoban: U Of M Students Support Standing Rock Activists

November 30, 2016 — 
University of Manitoba students are showing solidarity with North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux tribe in its months-long effort to block the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline project

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Brandy Usik

Faculty of Education

Teachers tackling special needs on First Nations

November 25, 2016 — 
Keeping students like this in school is among the reasons why Quill and some 75 other elementary-, middle- and high-school teachers from almost every First Nations school in the province joined the RISE program this month.

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The turtle sculpture where sacred fires are lit is located in front of the NCTR.

NCTR and Canada’s History Society hold Indigenous histories forum

November 25, 2016 — 
Canada's top historians, educators and community leaders will gather in Ottawa on Nov. 27 to focus on engaging Canadians in the histories of Indigenous peoples

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