10 Years of the ICR: Records and Reflections
In 2016, the University of Winnipeg adopted a global degree requirement to learn about Indigenous peoples, histories, languages, and cultures—the Indigenous Course Requirement, or ICR. The ICR Collection was established at the University of Winnipeg Archives to document and care for our stories of ICR teaching, learning, and governance. This site highlights records from the ICR Collection selected by current and former students, faculty, and administrators at the University of Winnipeg as being representative of their ICR experiences. Each contributor has written an essay that describes the value of their chosen record to the story of the ICR, and the impacts the ICR has had on their educational journey at UW and beyond. More contributors will be added to this site throughout the 2026-2027 academic year as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of this important achievement in UW’s history.
For more information about the ICR Collection, visit uwinnipeg.ca/icr-collection.
How the ICR Changed History at the University of Winnipeg
Dr. Ryan Eyford
Associate Professor, Department of History
The history of the ICR reminds us that Winnipeg is a place defined as much by social change and Indigenous-led political action as it is by racism.
Dr. Leah M. Kuragano
Assistant Professor, Department of History
Impressive student curiosity about Indigenous history
Dr. Mark Meuwese
Professor, Department of History
ICR Course Approval Process : Resolve and Purpose
Dr. Glenn Moulaison
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Bringing ICR Students Together Through Shared Reading
Dr. Candida Rifkind
Professor, Department of English
Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors the Canada Research Chairs program and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.