NCTR News Archive
Faculty of Law
Convocation 2025: Master of Human Rights student Priscila Werton Alves
July 17, 2025 —
Brazilian medical doctor Priscila Werton Alves was one of six Master of Human Rights students to graduate in June, 2025. She completed the Practicum stream with a placement at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and was the first physician in the program. Her intention in taking the degree was to learn how to become a Human Rights advocate after witnessing the loss of democratic rights in Brazil during the pandemic.
Faculty of Arts
APTN News: U of M prof Sean Carleton says Murray Sinclair ‘changed Canada forever’
December 12, 2024 —
U of M prof Sean Carleton says Murray Sinclair ‘changed Canada forever’
Faculty of Law
The Globe and Mail: Murray Sinclair, Anishinaabe advocate for justice, former TRC commissioner and senator, dies at 73
November 4, 2024 —
Murray Sinclair, Anishinaabe advocate for justice, former TRC commissioner and senator, dies at 73
St. John's College
Making the world more than just a place
August 12, 2024 —
The Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Director of the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, and Senior Fellow at St John’s College focuses on the relationships between people and territories and how we might live in ways that support Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice.
Indigenous
The joy that comes from creating a better understanding of Indigenous history
June 20, 2024 —
Kaila Johnston, the lead for Education, Outreach and Programming at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation talks about the importance of understanding the history of painful experiences many Indigenous Peoples went through for more than a century but also recognize their resiliency. Watch the video to learn more.
Mythbusting: Residential Schools were well-intentioned
June 20, 2024 —
For National Indigenous History month, we're looking to dispel some myths that may be held around Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Sean Carleton, associate professor, in the Department of History and Department of Indigenous Studies addresses the critical issue of residential school denialism, a form of misinformation that distorts the facts about the residential school system.
Donor Relations
The Winnipeg Foundation makes $5-million gift to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
March 14, 2024 —
The Winnipeg Foundation’s historic and lead gift to a $40-million capital campaign will support the building of a new permanent home for the NCTR in the heart of Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg.
Faculty of Arts
CBC Manitoba: Departing premier Heather Stefanson apologizes for ‘hurting Manitobans’ with landfill-search ads
October 16, 2023 —
PC leader expresses discomfort with campaign, says she had to take combative tone
CBC Ontario Today: A decade of Orange Shirt Day: What difference does it make?
October 3, 2023 —
A decade of Orange Shirt Day: What difference does it make?
Coming Soon! Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023
August 30, 2023 —
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is proud to be hosting Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023 from September 25-30.