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Voices of the Land: Indigenous Design and Planning from the Prairies – UM Today
February 22, 2021 — “I’m so filled with belief and hope because when I hear your voices at the table, I hear and know that the responsibilities that our ancestors carried … are still being carried … even through all of the struggles, even through all of what has been disrupted … we can still hear […]
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MFNERC: 2021 Virtual Science Fair
The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre and the Manitoba First Nations School Systems are proud to announce the 2021 Virtual Science Fair. For the past 18 years, we have been holding the Manitoba First Nations Science Fair and recently the two additional regional fairs, Island Lake Regional Fair and Keewatin Regional Fair. Due to […]
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Louis Riel Bursaries – meet the talented Métis students
February 12, 2021 As Louis Riel Day nears, The University of Winnipeg is proud to celebrate the achievements of 54 Métis students who were awarded during the fall 2020 term. Since 1999, the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) and its educational arm, the Louis Riel Institute (LRI), through funding from Employment and Social Development Canada, have […]
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UM helps launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Indigenous app – UM Today
Supports Indigenous communities as they respond to COVID-19 February 12, 2021 — A groundbreaking app created by University of Manitoba researchers in close collaboration with Indigenous partners will help support Indigenous communities around the world as they act to caretake their own health and well-being. The COVID-19 Indigenous app facilitates community responses, recovery, and resiliency. It […]
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Winnipeg students call on government to ‘Have a Heart’ for First Nations issues – CBC
Feb 12, 2021 Grade 2 students take part in First Nations Caring Society’s Have a Heart Day Elementary students in a Winnipeg school division are learning about Jordan’s Principle and First Nations equity as part of a cross-Canada reconciliation event known as Have a Heart Day. Under Jordan’s Principle, the needs of a First Nations […]
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Honouring the Founding Father of Manitoba – UM Today
A Louis Riel Day message from Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice-President (Indigenous) February 10, 2021 — On Monday, Feb. 15, we celebrate Louis Riel Day, honouring the Founding Father of Manitoba. It’s important for all Manitobans to learn about the history of where we live and the role that Louis Riel and the Métis had in bringing […]
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Accelerating Indigenous self-determination after Trump – UM Today
February 8, 2021 — Australian Indigenous activist-turned-academic Prof. Megan Davis has more than two decades of work with the United Nations under her belt. That’s enough time to become frustrated with an international bureaucracy that the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales is working with colleagues to reform. However, the last four years […]
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Kinesiology student appreciates support and resources of Access Program – UM Today
Taylor Tutkaluke always knew she wanted to go to university and make a difference. Her plan was to study Kinesiology and then pursue occupational therapy. But it wasn’t until her second year at the University of Manitoba when a work colleague suggested she apply to the Access Program. “I wish I had Access in my […]
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MFNERC Virtual Land Based Physical Education and Health Gathering
Date: Two days, Feb 11 & 12, 2021 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Central Time Location: Zoom Webinar The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre is holding a Virtual Land Based Physical Education and Health Gathering, February 11 and 12, 2021. This gathering will provide the physical education and health teachers and other physical education […]
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Manitoba College Partners with Algonquin in an Indigenous Job-Skills Program
A Manitoba college has declared itself a “proud partner” with Algonquin College in providing Indigenous youth with trades training while they extend their schooling. In a news release this week, Assiniboine Community College said it would deliver an applied building construction program from early January to late August as part of a national job-readiness program known as […]
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