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Elementary students create new book in an effort to understand reconciliation – CBC
Students created kid-friendly versions of the TRC’s 94 recommendations with pictures and poems Jun 24, 2019 They’re only in Grade 6 but may now know more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to action than many adults. Students at École Laura Secord School in Winnipeg showcased a student-made book they’ve been working […]
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National Indigenous Peoples Day Bannock Breakfast photo gallery – News-centre.uwinnipeg.ca
The University of Winnipeg, located on Treaty 1 land in the heart of the Métis nation, is proud to honour National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, 2019. In celebration, UWinnipeg hosted a bannock breakfast on campus that welcomed students, faculty, staff, and community members. The brief program included performances by the Spence Tradition (square dancers […]
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U of M celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 19, 2019 The University of Manitoba is celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day with several events taking place June 20 on Bannatyne campus, and June 21 on the Fort Garry campus. It is an opportunity for students, staff, and the public to celebrate and learn more about the cultural diversity of the First Nations, Inuit […]
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BU offers support and strength after tipi fire
June 12, 2019 Brandon University will come together as a community and continue to advance the causes of diversity, tolerance and reconciliation after an overnight fire that destroyed a ceremonial tipi on campus. This is a painful and distressing offense to a powerful Indigenous symbol. It does not shake our commitment nor our confidence. It […]
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MB Government: Province Supports Training Plan to Educate Kindergarten to Grade 12 Students and Teachers About Treaties
June 11, 2019 Five-year Treaty Education Initiative Responds to Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action: Goertzen The Manitoba government is investing $1.25 million to educate students and teachers about treaties and the treaty relationship, in collaboration with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre and the Treaty Relations Commission […]
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Seven UWinnipeg Youth-in-Care Tuition Waiver students graduate
UWinnipeg congratulates the seven Opportunity Fund Youth-In-Care Tuition Waiver students graduating this week at Spring Convocation. This is the largest cohort in a graduation class since its inception in 2012. This program was created to ensure that youth who have grown up in care can plan for their academic future at UWinnipeg regardless of socio-economic […]
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Canada’s MMIWG report spurs debate on the shifting definitions of genocide – The Conversation
When the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report, it described the ongoing violence as a Canadian genocide. In the aftermath of the report’s release, many public intellectuals and journalists in Canadian news outlets and others on social media have contested the use of the term genocide. I […]
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Governments Invest in Child Care for Families Seeking Counselling, Training and Other Community-Based Supports
June 5, 2019 The Canada and Manitoba governments have provided grant funding to enhance the quality of child care services provided when families access programs across the province, Federal Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Manitoba Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced today. “Vulnerable families often face barriers to accessing high quality child […]
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NSERC funding paves way for Indigenous students to study science
University of Winnipeg Indigenous science students gained experience in a research environment, built a network with other Indigenous science students, and learned about supports to prepare them for upper-level science courses as part of the University’s new Pathways to Graduate Studies (P2GS) program. The four-week program, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council […]
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Brandon University Convocation kicks off with Faculty of Education ceremony
May 30, 2019 Beaming smiles, hugs, and enthusiastic fist pumps were all on eager display as newly minted Brandon University alumni received their degrees at Convocation today. Today’s initial Convocation ceremony conferred degrees on 181 graduates from the Faculty of Education, including 61 who received Master of Education degrees. The valedictorian was Gordon Tanner, who […]
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