UM TodayAdvisory council of Elders – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Global News Winnipeg: Federal government to fund University of Manitoba reconciliation initiative https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/global-news-winnipeg-federal-government-to-fund-university-of-manitoba-reconciliation-initiative/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/global-news-winnipeg-federal-government-to-fund-university-of-manitoba-reconciliation-initiative/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:29:48 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=208865 Federal government to fund University of Manitoba reconciliation initiative]]> The federal government says it’s funding the Canadian Reconciliation Barometer Project at the University of Manitoba to the tune of more than $206,000.

The project, which began in 2015, monitors the evolution of Canadians’ understanding of and progress through reconciliation.

MP Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South) announced Friday on behalf of Canada’s heritage minister, Pascale St-Onge, that the funding will go toward initiatives including the creation of an advisory council of elders and knowledge keepers, and the development of learning materials to help educate people.

To read more about the announcement, follow the link to Global News Winnipeg. 

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