The Free Press: ‘Standing on the shoulders of our ancestors’

This year’s attendees marks one of the highest attendances in the event’s history.

“It means that we are continuing that commitment to honour Indigenous ways of being, doing and knowing, and really to drive Indigenous excellence,” said Angie Bruce, vice president (Indigenous) at the U of M.

Red River College Polytechnic hosted its 25th annual powwow Friday to celebrate a record 184 registered students.

The University of Winnipeg held its own powwow at the Duckworth Centre on Sunday.

Bruce said events such as graduation powwows honour reconciliation within educational institutions.

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