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June 16, 2025

Get to know Indigenous historians during National Indigenous History Month

ShekonNeechie.ca is posting biographies of Indigenous historians during National Indigenous History Month.

students sitting, starting in the back row, Flora Easter, Cassidy Lamirande, Abby Alexander front row, Brandon Wittmeier, Leena Leena Tetrault, Madelyn Timmins, Olivia Shyiak.

June 11, 2025

National Gathering of Indigenous scholarship

Seven exceptional UWinnipeg undergraduate students attended the 2025 Canada National Gathering in Toronto. They were joined by two of their colleagues, graduate students Corey Sanderson and Melissa Anderson, who are both UWinnipeg alumni.

June 10, 2025

Celebrating the first cohort of grads from Build From Within – Ozhitoon Onji Peenjiiee

Indigenous and Métis students Sara Vandal, Joanna Lawrence, and Mackenzie Taylor will be the first to receive a Bachelor of Education through the new Build From Within - Ozhitoon Onji Peenjiiee program.

June 2, 2025

National Indigenous History Month

The University of Winnipeg is proud to recognize and celebrate National Indigenous History Month in June.

A group of 10 students stands in a row in front of a wall of greenery.

May 20, 2025

Indigenous scholars embark on summer research projects

Eleven student scholars and 14 faculty research mentors are participating in this year's Indigenous Summer Scholar Program.

April 17, 2025

UWinnipeg celebrates 20th Graduation Pow Wow

UWinnipeg honours Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) grads at the 20th annual Graduation Pow Wow on May 4.

April 15, 2025

Awards ceremony celebrates Indigenous achievement

Eleven individuals were recognized at the 2025 Honouring Indigenous Achievement awards ceremony last month.

Indigenous faculty pose with university leadership and government ministers

March 27, 2025

New Indigenous faculty celebrated with feast

The University of Winnipeg recently hired eight new Indigenous faculty members, and on March 12, they were celebrated with a welcome feast.

Mozit Tsegai, Haley Carr, Wayne Davies, Kyanna Wonnacott, Christina Duerksen, Elise Stokes, Sheila North, Chloe Heidinger, Cynthia Jourdain (Bimose Tribal Council), Claude Pike (Principal of Harvey Redsky Memorial School) standing in a gym.

March 21, 2025

Teaching ‘beyond the perimeter’

The University of Winnipeg’s Faculty of Education is connecting student teachers with rural and northern schools, past the city’s perimeter.

February 14, 2025

Meet some of the talented Métis students who received Louis Riel Bursaries

The University of Winnipeg is proud to recognize the achievements of the 114 Métis students who were awarded Louis Riel Bursaries during the 2024-25 academic year.

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