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…
Indigenous
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…
Native studies winter colloquium: Christy Anderson
Last Wednesday, the native studies’ 2014 winter colloquium featured Christy Anderson, a master’s student researching the marginalization of Aboriginal women in Canadian society. Her presentation…
Indians Wear Red
Indians Wear Red: Colonialism, Resistance and Aboriginal Street Gangs—a Fernwood Publishing book released last August—challenges the reader to look at the problem of Aboriginal street…
One artist, many hands
When the site at the Forks was excavated for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), 400,000 mostly Aboriginal artifacts were unearthed. Now, when visitors…