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UCN Appoints Helga Bryant as Next Dean of Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2022 The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) has appointed Ms. Helga Bryant, RN, BScN, MScA, as UCN’s next Dean of Health.…
Read MoreUCN Collaborates on Fish Stock Monitoring Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 9, 2022 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) will continue to administer the Collaborative Stock Monitoring Program (CSMP) in partnership with the Government…
Read MoreNear-Net-Zero Greenhouse Operating on UCN Campus
(The Pas, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) is operating a low (near‐net‐zero) energygreenhouse on The Pas campus. The construction of the greenhouse began in 2020 in partnership…
Read MoreArticle 6 – Women in the Seven Sacred Teachings
Jasyn’s Voice in the Teaching of Respect: My spirit name is Standing Buffalo Man. The image of buffalo is incredibly powerful for me; I wish to have Moose or Caribou…
Read MoreArticle 5 – Animals and Landscapes in The North
The Last Light is not a traditional painting with aboriginal teachings or legend except for the northern lights being the ancestors. It is one of the series of images…
Read MoreArticle 4 – Feature Artist: Jasyn Lucas
Jasyn Lucas: A Proud Member of the UCN Communities in Thompson As a member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, Jasyn Lucas has chosen to spend most of his time…
Read MoreArticle 3 – Response to Basil Johnston’s Essay “Is That All There Is?”
By Alexandra Hart As early as 1991, Basil H. Johnston published a piece about Indian Studies with the title, “Is That All There is?” The piece was published in An…
Read MoreArticle 2 – The Rattle: An Interview
By: Colette McKay True Verbatim Transcript Colette: Tansi. My name is Colette McKay and my spirit (traditional) name is kìcikìsokowi mikisiwì iskwèw, which translates as Heavenly Eagle Woman. I am…
Read MoreArticle 1 – A Thompson Youth’s Perspective on Youth Deliquency and Crime
By Jaydeen Lachapelle First, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself and how I relate to the topic of youth delinquency and crime. I am from Thompson,…
Read MoreWords from the Editors
The on-going COVID-19 pandemic, which took the world by surprise last winter, negatively impacted the release of the 6th issue of our journal, Muses from the North (MFTN), the second…
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