Indigenous Summer Scholars Program News
Louis Riel Bursaries – Meet the Talented Métis Students
As Louis Riel Day nears, The University of Winnipeg is proud to celebrate the achievements of 54 Métis students who were awarded Louis Riel Bursaries during the fall 2020 term. Since 1999, the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) and its educational arm, the Louis Riel Institute (LRI), through funding from Employment and Social Development Canada, have provided more than $2 million in bursaries to Métis students attending UWinnipeg.
One of the recipients was 2020 Indigenous Summer Scholars Program Alumni, Ben Roloff. To hear what Ben has been up to and how this funding has supported his academics, please click here.
Alumna, April Blackbird, and Research Mentor Michael Dudley Discuss their 2018 Research Project and Recent Publication
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This year's Indigenous Summer Scholars will spend June 1 to August 21, 2020 researching such diverse questions as human influences on water quality, innovations for sustainable food systems, Indigenous medicinal plants of the prairies, Indigenous language teaching resources, and more.
To read more about this year's group: Celebrating Indigenous Summer Scholars
Several Scholars were featured throughout the program:
Indigenous Summer Scholar, Elmer Gilbert Clarke, logged 245 volumes, and poured through hundreds more, in a project designed to make Indigenous linguistic knowledge more accessible for future researchers.
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Dr. Annette Trimbee reflects on the best practices toward Indigenization including the role of the ISSP program!
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The ISSP program was listed as an opportunity for Indigenous Students in STEM!
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ISSP Alumni, Taylor Wilson (left) and Courtney Bear (right), Win Major Scholarships!
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The 2018 Indigenous Summer Scholars Program began in the last week of May with an Orientation Week. This week included networking, cultural activities, workshops, and information sessions to help prepare the students for their research learning.
After the opening day Sharing Circle, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' First Nations Family Advocate Cora Morgan spoke to the group about the Da-Giiwewaat/So They Can Go Home Moccasin Project.
Lana McKay and Teri Starr showed students how to bead and assemble moccasins for newborns.
As the week progressed, students participated in workshops to develop their research skills and explore the relationship between Indigenous Knowledges and the Academy.
After two months of participating on research projects, the ISSP Scholars came together for the second annual ISSP Colloquium on August 2, 2018. Scholars shared information about the research projects, what they had learned, and where they thought this knowledge might take them.
Alumni of the 2017 ISSP, faculty, community members, family, & friends came out to show their support!
The 2017 Indigenous Summer Scholars Program was featured in Windspeaker.
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On June 20th the Summer Scholars attended the unveiling of a permanent art piece that was created in partnership between Ebb and Flow First Nation and the University of Winnipeg. Click here to read more about it. Photo Credit: UWinnipeg
Photos from the 2017 ISSP Program Orientation Week.
The Indigenous Summer Scholars Program launched on Monday, June 12th with a Welcoming Feast and a sharing circle led by Elder Chickadee Richard.
