Reconciliation News Archive

President’s message on becoming an anti-racist community
March 22, 2021 —
'Our commitment must be to closely examine our past, current, and future actions to ensure that we are working towards the dismantling of racism in all its forms'

Our shared future: two alumni behind important new book
July 29, 2020 —
"Our Shared Future" contains contributions from some of Canada's leading scholars and leaders in positive reconciliation

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.

UM to establish university-wide Indigenous leadership structure
October 2, 2019 —
Vice-President (Indigenous) position has been approved as first step

President’s message on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 19, 2019 —
'As a community, we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, honouring the rich histories, cultures and traditions, as well as the many contributions, of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples of Turtle Island'

The Conversation: Ancestral languages are essential to Indigenous identities in Canada
May 31, 2019 —
'My work in the area of Indigenous education and languages leads me to believe what is core to the concern for language support is the meanings and narratives that are reflected in language'

Graduation Pow Wow Profile: Noah Wilson
April 30, 2019 —
In addition to academic growth, the university experience is largely considered to be a time of immense personal development

The Conversation: Urban reserves are tests of reconciliation
April 3, 2019 —
'One approach to mitigating treaty violations is the additions-to-reserve process'

Faculty of Arts
Vanier Scholar examines strategies for curbing racism
September 6, 2018 —
Iloradanon Efimoff remembers standing up for siblings, cousins, and friends on the sidelines of her school playgrounds in British Columbia

CP: Canadian universities, colleges working to indigenize programs, campus life
August 28, 2018 —
'What we're doing is adding to the larger work that will benefit everyone'