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MFNERC: Online Meetings and Professional Development
Virtual Clinical Services / Special Education Summer Institute from August 4 – 7, 2020. ATTENTION: MFNERC Schools, Educational Assistants, Jordan Principle Staff, Resource Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Phys Ed Teachers, Principals and Education Directors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Special Education Department of the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre will be hosting a Virtual Clinical […]
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UWinnipeg: Celebrating Indigenous achievements
07/02/20 With Pow Wow cancelled and The University of Winnipeg’s Spring Convocation ceremonies postponed until the fall, UWinnipeg’s Aboriginal Student Services Centre (ASSC) spent June 24-26 mailing and hand-delivering gifts to graduating students to celebrate their achievements. First Nations students received a smudge bowl with the four sacred medicines, and Métis students received a colourful […]
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Indigenous Scholar decolonizes sport by returning to a land-based way of learning – UM Today
July 2, 2020 — Researching land-based education models has faced new challenges since the pandemic for various reasons, including Indigenous communities utilizing their own security models to protect their vulnerable populations by minimizing who comes and goes onto reserve land. This hasn’t stopped Dr. Dan Henhawk from analyzing the different structures in society and how they […]
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Convocation 2020: Honouring Indigenous graduates – UM Today
June 29, 2020 — Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. UM campuses are uniquely strengthened by Indigenous student perspectives. The Indigenous campus community includes many student leaders who continue to define new directions and move our nations, province and country forward with their ideas and passions. The following […]
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SSHRC Scholarships celebrate social science, humanities research
Tri-council awards recognize academic excellence Jackson Anderson, Breanna Belisle, Diana Cowley, Trevor Dyck, Cara Ginter, Madison Herget-Schmidt, Ashley Schers, and Breanna Waterman are among 11 University of Winnipeg students who have been awarded tri-council scholarships valued at $17,500 each over 12 months to support vital research in bioscience, criminal justice, development practice, history, and Indigenous governance. Alexandra Nychuk is […]
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Indigenous languages could be at forefront of reconciliation process, says Winnipeg community organizer – Globalnews.ca
June 23, 2020 Do you know the names of your favourite animals in Cree? What about Inuktitut? Michif? A Winnipeg community organizer says something as simple as teaching local people the traditional Indigenous names of animals could be a positive and easy step toward reconciliation. Michael Redhead Champagne told 680 CJOB that a simple acknowledgement […]
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Bringing the Indigenous Women’s Ecosystem in Canada to Life – UM Today
Asper Alumnus, Ashley Richard [BComm. (Hons.)/ 17] thrives in the role as national lead of Indigenous women’s entrepreneurship June 22, 2020 — As the Manitoba regional hub of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), the Asper School of Business is a part national network of ten regional hubs designed to increase women entrepreneurs’ access to financing, […]
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Connecting Indigenous values to business practices – UM Today
Asper PhD student receives doctoral fellowship for research on Indigenous principals in business June 19, 2020 — Congratulations to Asper PhD student, Peter Pomart [MBA/18], who was award a SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Doctoral Fellowship. The award is provided to the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities to […]
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Assiniboine College: School of Business announce One to Watch Award winners
June 18, 2020 Assiniboine Community College has announced the School of Business 2020 One to Watch award recipients. “Graduates from the School of Business are equipped with the skills and knowledge to add value to Westman businesses, or create their own start-up business,” Bobbie Robertson, Dean of Business at Assiniboine. “We are pleased to recognize […]
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MMF Cabinet Reacts to Wolseley Petition – Says No to Erasing History
June 18, 2020 Winnipeg, MB – A recent local petition calling for the City of Winnipeg and respective school divisions to rename Wolseley Avenue, Wolseley School, and Lord Wolseley Elementary School has been frequently discussed in the media. The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF), the democratically elected government of the Manitoba Metis, held a two-day Cabinet […]
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