The Tyee: Tackling Canada’s Discrimination Against Indigenous Language Education

Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, associate professor and Head of the Indigenous Studies department

The Tyee: Tackling Canada’s Discrimination Against Indigenous Language Education

February 21, 2025 —
Unlike English and French, instruction in Cree or Inuktitut isn’t enshrined. Scholar Lorena Sekwan Fontaine on how to fix that.

department of Indigenous studies, Faculty of Arts

A missile launcher on the side of an aircraft. Photo credit: Orbital 101 Studio

CBC News: An ‘Iron Dome’ for North America? Talk heats up about Canada joining U.S. missile defence

February 21, 2025 —
After decades of saying no, is Ottawa ready to say yes?

centre for defence and security studies, Faculty of Arts

Black History Month graphic showing a heart with red, yellow and green, against black background.

Share, celebrate, understand, participate: Black History Month 2025

February 21, 2025 —
UM community members share their reflections

Black History Month, Equity Diversity and Inclusion

Fletcher Baragar, an economics professor at the University of Manitoba, says Canada should join forces with other nations facing Trump tariff threats — like Mexico, China and potentially the European Union — in order to strengthen economic ties over the next four years. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Global Winnipeg: Which Manitoba sector will tariffs hit the hardest?

February 20, 2025 —
Which Manitoba sector will tariffs hit the hardest?

department of economics, Faculty of Arts, tariffs, US tariffs

Canada Flag in front of the Manitoba legislature made up of people.

Winnipeg Free Press: Saluting Flag Day with an extra dose of patriotism

February 15, 2025 —
Red, white, and patriotic all over.

department of political studies, Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: As Trump muses again about absorbing Canada, Kinew calls diplomatic efforts in D.C. a success

February 14, 2025 —
Manitoba premier says it takes time for diplomacy to bear fruit

department of political studies, Faculty of Arts, tariffs, US relations

Research and International News

The Conversation: Living to tell the story: Lawsuit accuses ER doctor of anti-indigenous racism

February 13, 2025 —
On Jan. 15, 2023, Justin Flett arrived at the emergency room at St. Anthony’s Hospital, in The Pas, Manitoba. According to Flett’s statement of claim, submitted to the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in December and as reported by CBC News and APTN, he told the triage nurse he was experiencing distressing abdominal pain.

Centre for Human Rights Research, Faculty of Arts, healthcare, Indigenous, Research and International, womens and gender studies

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