荔枝视频

On Nov. 26, ii鈥� taa鈥檖oh鈥檛o鈥檖, the 荔枝视频鈥檚 Indigenous Strategy, hosted its eighth annual Journey Update. The event focused on the new report, Empowerment from the Circle, and invited the university community to celebrate the successes of ii鈥� taa鈥檖oh鈥檛o鈥檖 over the past year. The event also affirmed the report in an Indigenous context. 

A Grand Entry kicked off the event with songs from drum group Eya-Hey Nakoda, Indigenous student flag carriers, Elders, U荔枝视频 leadership and working circle members. The audience then stood for the U荔枝视频 Honour Song before viewing the Four-Story videos on Ways of Knowing, Ways of Doing, Ways of Connecting and Ways of Being, showing how U荔枝视频 has committed to the four key鈥�visionary circles鈥�飞颈迟丑颈苍鈥�ii' taa鈥檖oh'to'p.鈥� 

Dr. Michael Hart, PhD, vice-provost (Indigenous Engagement), hosted the event and Elders Reg and Rose Crowshoe were there to open and close the event in a good way.  

The event also included a special keynote by Dr. Niigaanwewidam (Niigaan) Sinclair, PhD, who is an award-winning writer, editor and professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, and in 2022 was named by鈥�惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 magazine鈥痑s one of the most influential people in Canada. Sinclair is the son of late Hon. Murray Sinclair, Hon. LLD'17, who had a significant role in the creation of the . 

Sinclair spoke on changing Canadian view when it comes to Truth and Reconciliation and what each one of us can do to help move towards it. U荔枝视频 President Ed McCauley hosted a Q and A with Sinclair after his talk, sharing in conversational dialogue and taking questions from the audience. 

There is much to celebrate with ii' taa鈥檖oh'to'p, including significant upward-trending numbers related to progressing the Strategy. 

Some of the key highlights include: 

• More than $15 million in research funding was received by U荔枝视频 from 2024 to 2025 in support of Indigenous research, bringing the total to $57 million since 2018.
• Since 2017, awards, bursaries and scholarships for Indigenous graduate and undergraduate students have nearly tripled, rising from $1.5 million in 2017 to $4.4 million in 2025. 鈥�鈥�
• Access for Indigenous students has been expanded, with the university introducing a new Pathway Program in the , bringing the total number of faculty-based access programs for Indigenous students to seven.鈥��
• More than 200 Indigenous-recruitment engagements were held in communities and online, contributing to an 18.5-per cent increase in Indigenous applicants.鈥��
• Since 2017, the number of Indigenous graduates from U荔枝视频 has increased by 145 per cent, from 134 in 2017 to 328 in 2025.鈥��
• In total, more than 10,400 U荔枝视频 students, staff and faculty took part in intercultural capacity-building learning opportunities to further their journey on the path towards Reconciliation.鈥�

Hart expressed pride in the progress made. 鈥淭he Journey Update is a reminder of the outstanding work our university community contributes each year as we advance along parallel paths,鈥� says Hart. 鈥淲hile we are taking important steps forward, we remain committed to ongoing transformation and we recognize that we are still in the early stages of this journey.鈥�  

The event finished with Elder Reg Crowshoe welcoming everyone in the room to participate in a round dance with music lead by Eya-Hey Nakoda. 

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