Native Studies News Archive
CBC: Niigaan Sinclair: ‘If there’s any moment for Canada to step up, this would be the moment’
February 18, 2018 —
Professor Niigaan Sinclair speaks with CBC radio.
Wpg Free Press: Hundreds attend peace rally after acquittal verdict in shooting death of Boushie
February 12, 2018 —
'We are here today to commit to a spirit of change'
Faculty of Arts
Joint statement on the Stanley trial verdict
February 12, 2018 —
The Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba, with other units at two other universities have released this joint statement on the Stanley trial.
Indigenous
Integrating Indigenous stories into the classroom
December 6, 2017 —
'Within the moccasin is a story about life, and a story that can be dated back all the way to the beginning of time'
Faculty of Arts
Ethnohistory conference comes to Winnipeg
August 30, 2017 —
Cary Miller, the new head of native studies in the faculty of arts, has brought with her an important conference.
CBC: Rename schools?
August 28, 2017 —
Niigaan Sinclair shares how fatherhood sparked a crisis in his life after his first child was born
NY Times: Winnipeg’s Treaty Payments: Meager Reminder of a Painful History
July 24, 2017 —
'The foundation of Canada is based on the exploitation and oppression of indigenous people'
CBC News: ‘This is just the right time’: The Forks plans Indigenous makeover at South Point
July 14, 2017 —
'Nearly three decades after The Forks in Winnipeg set aside South Point Park for some form of Indigenous development, plans are underway for $1.2 million worth of new cultural and recreation amenities on the forested peninsula bounded by both the Red and Assiniboine rivers'
Metro: ‘Leadership problem’ plagues missing and murdered women’s inquiry: U of M prof
July 12, 2017 —
'A string of controversy currently rocking the national inquiry into the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls reached new heights Tuesday after a commissioner announced she was stepping down'