Exploration of Métis spirituality earns student Indigenous History Essay Prize
Education student Carolyn Lawton’s essay, Defining Métis Religion and Spirituality: A Historical Analysis, has been awarded the 2021-22 Indigenous History Essay Prize.
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Education student Carolyn Lawton’s essay, Defining Métis Religion and Spirituality: A Historical Analysis, has been awarded the 2021-22 Indigenous History Essay Prize.
The University of Winnipeg, in collaboration with Concordia University, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery - Qaumajuq, presents the Inuit Studies Conference 2022: Auviqsaqtut, from Sunday, June 19 - Wednesday, June 22.
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, UWinnipeg postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anne Lindsay will host a talk on the history of Winnipeg’s North End alongside Manitoba Museum curator Maureen Matthews.
The Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirited Persons (MMIWG2S) – The University Responds Conference will feature keynote speakers Dr. Karine Duhamel, Sheila North, and Sandra DeLaronde. All three of their lectures will be free and open to the public.
There are a wide range of events related to Indigenous history, culture, art taking place on campus during Indigenous History Month.
UWinnipeg Indigenous Studies students Charlene Moore and Farrah Murdock were part of the Indigenous delegation that travelled to Vatican City to receive Pope Francis’ apology for the church’s role in residential schools. As experienced filmmakers, they filmed the entire trip for an upcoming Assembly of First Nations documentary.
June is National Indigenous History Month. As you ride the escalators in Centennial, you will notice new Indigenous language banners welcoming you to campus. These banners, decorated with artwork by Oji-Cree artist Jordan Stranger, represent the importance of language revitalization and inclusion.
On June 7, The University of Winnipeg will be celebrating First Nations, Métis, and Inuit graduates during a special Indigenous Graduation Ceremony.
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.
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.