Stories celebrating UWinnipeg's Indigenous community.
The University of Winnipeg is one of three post-secondary institutions in Canada to receive the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity, which is valued at $100,000.
The University of Winnipeg’s Faculty of Graduate Studies has celebrated another successful year of the Indigenous Summer Scholars Program. In total, 20 scholars embarked on 12-weeks of applied research projects in a variety of topics and fields of study with great success, which also included a three-month research project in Serbia.
A sacred symbol that represents traditional Indigenous culture, an Eagle Staff is used at Indigenous ceremonies and celebratory functions. UWinnipeg's Eagle Staff, received this past spring, was used for the very first time at the Indigenous Graduation Pow Wow in March.
International Studies student Jessica Whyte is being recognized with the annual prize for her essay, 'Socioeconomic Disparities in Rooster Town: An Analysis of the Historical Division Between English Métis and French Métis Families,' which was written in Dr. Ryan Eyford’s History of the Métis in Canada (HIST-3525) course.
Co-authored by UWinnipeg's Dr. Shauna MacKinnon, 'Indigenous Resistance & Development in Winnipeg 1960-2000' explores the rich historical grounding of Indigenous peoples grassroots organizing developed through resistance and community work and traces Indigenous city development through the decades, encompassing generations of Indigenous community organizers.
The camp, which is designed for students in Grades 1 to 8, gives children the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, while incorporating Indigenous knowledge, language, and culture as much as possible.
University of Winnipeg Canada Research Chair Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum says the Guide, released June 21 in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, "was developed to assist Indigenous families and communities searching for loved ones who were sent to Indian hospitals and sanatoriums in Manitoba and never returned."
Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum has been honoured by the Canadian Historical Association with the 2023 Public History Prize for her ongoing work on the Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project.
The University of Winnipeg's Pathway to Graduate Studies celebrated its milestone fifth year in May. Nine Indigenous undergraduate students and more than 20 faculty members participated in the four-week Faculty of Graduate Studies program from May 1 to 26.
This month is an opportunity for the campus community to acknowledge, honour, and celebrate the history, culture, resilience, diversity, and significant contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.
