Indigenous

May 18, 2022

Celebrating UWinnipeg’s Indigenous graduates

On June 7, The University of Winnipeg will be celebrating First Nations, Métis, and Inuit graduates during a special Indigenous Graduation Ceremony.

May 11, 2022

Dr. Jaime Cidro and her team receive $449,980 in SSHRC funding to support doula research

UWinnipeg's Dr. Jaime Cidro and her Indigenous doula research team are celebrating another successful grant application from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada that comes with $449,980 in funding.

April 12, 2022

ISSP presents Indigenous students with ‘the possible’

Unique research opportunities, academic mentorship, and the chance to make new connections are among the reasons upcoming ISSP participants are excited to enter the program.

April 7, 2022

National conference to bring the Report into MMIWG2S ‘front and centre’

On June 17 and 18, University of Winnipeg faculty members Dr. Jacqueline Romanow, Department of Indigenous Studies, and Dr. Jane Barter, Department of Religion and Culture, will be hosting the Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirited Persons – The University Responds Conference.

March 15, 2022

Indigenous knowledges and climate change content launched on the Climate Atlas

The University of Winnipeg’s Prairie Climate Centre has co-developed and released Indigenous Knowledges content and data on the Climate Atlas of Canada by, with, and for numerous First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations and communities.

March 10, 2022

Collegiate teacher inspiring Indigenous students through new program, textbook

Christine M'Lot has co-authored a new program, Your Voice Is Power, which seeks to engage students using computer science and Indigenous hip hop. She also co-edited a textbook she hopes can provide the missing link between current and future Indigenous education.

March 3, 2022

Wii Chiiwaakanak receives federal funding to support STEAM programming

Thanks to multi-year funding from the Government of Canada's CanCode program, the Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre will be able to grow their STEAM outreach programming.

March 1, 2022

Métis Kitchen Table Talk course teaches students ‘way to a good life’

Dr. Cathy Mattes, a Michif curator, writer and Associate Professor in History of Art, brought her culture to the classroom in the experiential history course Miyeu Pimaatshiwin, Beading, and Métis Kitchen Table Talk.

March 1, 2022

Upcoming conference responds to National Inquiry into MMIWG2S

On June 17 and 18, The University of Winnipeg will be hosting a national conference looking at how universities can address the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into MMIWG2S.

February 23, 2022

Canadian Reconciliation Barometer measures progress toward Reconciliation

The first report from the Canadian Reconciliation Barometer highlights the need to invest in education about Residential Schools—as well as Indigenous Peoples experiences in Canada more broadly.