Stories celebrating UWinnipeg's Indigenous community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
