Going the distance
Carter Wilson has travelled a long way to get where he is today. Originally born in Peguis First Nation, he lived most of his adolescent…
Indigenous
The TRC holds final national event
At the final national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) in Edmonton last week, there were a number of gestures of…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith, volunteer staff Last week in Edmonton, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) held its last national event. The event was an…
Migizii Agamik celebrates International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
How do we eliminate racism? This was the question elders, students, and members of the University of Manitoba community tried to answer last Friday at…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
It seems that racism and oppression of indigenous peoples has become so commonplace in our society that obvious cultural appropriation occurs regularly
Calling for justice by walking with art
The Native Women’s Association of Canada created a database of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls, and as of March 31, 2010, it had…
Out of the gallery, into homes and streets
On March 22, a launch party like no other will be held at Union Sound Hall. Hosted by Wab Kinew and featuring New Orleans’ own…
Admin speaks on firing of the director of the Aboriginal Student Centre
Last Friday afternoon, a meeting was held at Migizii Agamik, where the University of Manitoba administration addressed the departure of Kali Storm, the long-time director…
‘Winnipeg is the unofficial hub of the Aboriginal music community in Canada’
In May 2013 Statistics Canada released the first data from the 2011 National Household Survey, which replaced the former long-form census. Significant facts about the…
Masculindians
On Mar. 6, University of Manitoba Press launched the book Masculindians: Conversations about Indigenous Manhood at McNally Robinson. Editor Sam McKegney, who is also an…