Tag: Indigenous

A long-serving Indigenous student activist is now running unopposed to be one of the faculty of education’s student representatives on the U of M senate.

U of M administrator Barry Lavallee made headlines last fall when he suggested U of M president David Barnard step down from his position citing issues of racism on campus. Months later, Lavallee has resigned from his position.

Do you understand Indigenous governance? That is the question U of M assistant professor Réal Carrière  asked during a lecture on his research of Indigenous governance Jan. 30.

Mere months after the resignation of the U of M’s vice-provost of Indigenous engagement — who cited a lack of response on Indigenous issues by the school’s administration — another Indigenous member of the U of M has announced their departure.

From plebiscites to protests, here’s what happened on campus last year.