History

Academic Advising

For all your Academic Advising needs contact the following:

Chair of the History Department - Dr. Emma Alexander at e.alexander@uwinnipeg.ca

Undergraduate History advisor - Dr. Karen Froman at k.froman@uwinnipeg.ca

Graduate Studies - Dr. Janis Thiessen at j.thiessen@uwinnipeg.ca

Features

Lecture Series - History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond

Legacies of Colonial Violence: Munsee Land and History in Southwestern Ontario

Congratulations to History's own Mary Jane McCallum for being awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant for 2024.

Indigenous History project Awarded - McCallum

The (MITHP) Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project , led by Mary Jane McCallum , Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People, History and Archives, won the Resources and Educational Materials Award for its Missing Patient Research Guide and Video Modules.

Wampom Belts: the first treaties in North America

CBC interview about Wampom Belts with our History Professor Dr. Mark Meuwese

University of Winnipeg Indigenous Community Award winner Dr. Karen Froman

On Friday, May 24, 2024, Dr. Karen Froman was honoured with the University of Winnipeg Indigenous Community Award, created to "acknowledge, uplift, and celebrate the efforts of Indigenous members of the University community." Congratulations Karen!

Former Honours student Marieke Gruwel

Congratulations to former Art History Honours Student Marieke Gruwel for launch of her first book "Manitoba Women in Design"

Medicares Histories

Congratulations to Dr. James Hanley and Dr. Delia Gavrus on their recent publication Medicare's Histories Origins, Omissions, and Opportunities in Canada.