UM TodayRed River Metis – 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 CBC Manitoba: Louis Riel day may be on Monday but the University of Manitoba is celebrating today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-louis-riel-day-may-be-on-monday-but-the-university-of-manitoba-is-celebrating-today/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-louis-riel-day-may-be-on-monday-but-the-university-of-manitoba-is-celebrating-today/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:36:17 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=192295 Louis Riel day may be on Monday but the University of Manitoba is celebrating today]]> Angie Bruce, the new Vice-President (Indigenous) spoke with CBC’s Information Radio as she celebrates festivities with the UM community on Friday, Feb. 16, in advance of Louis Riel Day.

This is the first year Riel, a Red River Métis leader, will be recognized as the honourary first premier of the Province of Manitoba.

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