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UCN Faculty and Students Present at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
September 03, 2019 The University College of the North (UCN) was well represented at the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in June. Drs. Ying Kong and Joseph Atoyebi, along with UCN students Taylor Flett and Kassidy Burden, attended the conference and delivered individual presentations under the theme: “Voice, Image, Prose, and Poetry […]
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MMF Responds to Continued PC Party Attacks
September 03, 2019 Winnipeg, MB – The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) is calling on the PC Party of Manitoba to remove a misleading news release it published as part of its’ 2019 provincial election campaign. “Once again, Brian Pallister is showing his disdain for the founders of this province he wants to represent,” said MMF […]
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Update – The Pas RCMP respond to found human remains
August 30, 2019 The Pas, Manitoba The human remains found near the University College of the North on August 6, 2019, have been identified as 18-year-old Kendara Ballantyne. Kendara had been initially reported missing to The Pas RCMP on July 26, 2019. The cause of death has yet to be determined. The Pas RCMP along with our Major Crime Services […]
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God’s Lake First Nation Activating a State of Emergency
August 29, 2019 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) is issuing this statement on behalf of God’s Lake First Nation. “We are activating a state of emergency in our community today. We have been dealing with an ongoing crisis in our community every day this summer,” said Chief Gilbert Andrews of God’s Lake. “There […]
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MKO Encouraging Indigenous Peoples to Take Part in Upcoming Elections
August 29, 2019 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) is encouraging Indigenous peoples across the Province of Manitoba to take part in two upcoming elections: an election for the Province of Manitoba on September 10, 2019, and an election for the Government of Canada on October 21, 2019. “There are two elections […]
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Elections Manitoba: Nominations close for The Provincial General Election – 235 Candidates set to run
August 27, 2019 Nominations closed yesterday at 1:00 p.m. for Manitoba’s 42nd provincial general election with 235 candidates running. Candidates’ names, electoral divisions, and party affiliations are listed on Elections Manitoba’s website at https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Voting/Candidates/1. Candidates endorsed by registered political parties are as follows: Communist Party of Canada-Manitoba: 5 candidates The Green Party of Manitoba (GPM): […]
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Full protections for fish and fish habitat under the modernized Fisheries Act now in force
August 28, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario — Canada’s oceans, lakes, and rivers are important to the millions of people, including Indigenous communities, that depend on them for work, food, and recreation and cultural purposes. To ensure these waters and the species that live in them are protected, in 2015 the Government of Canada committed to strengthening fish and […]
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Manitoba Forward Registers with Elections Manitoba
August 27, 2019 A new political party has officially become registered in Manitoba. By endorsing seven candidates in the upcoming general election and filing the required forms and statements, Manitoba Forward (MBFWD) is now registered under The Election Financing Act (EFA). As per section 6 of the EFA, a political party can register in one […]
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Statement from Chief Eric Redhead on Homicide in Shamattawa First Nation
August 27, 2019 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) is issuing this statement on behalf of Chief Eric Redhead of Shamattawa First Nation in Northern Manitoba. “The loss of a 24-year-old member of our community is hitting us extremely hard,” stated Chief Redhead. “The young man who lost his life was employed with the First Nation and […]
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Indigenous Summer Student Internship Program offers valuable experience – UM Today
New opportunities opened for Indigenous students AUGUST 26, 2019 — This summer, Anjelica Bodnaryk participated in the Indigenous Summer Student Internship Program (ISSIP) to gain more experience in the biological fields she’s interested in. She spent her weekdays in the Buller biology labs working with transgenic canola in the hopes of improving Canadian crops. Hosted by human resources, the internship […]
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