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UCN announces new program to help applicants prepare for Diploma in Practical Nursing.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 (Flin Flon/Swan River/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) is excited to announce a new program to help applicants get ready for the Diploma in Practical Nursing (DPN) program.The program was created in response to Manitoba government’s multi-year investment of up to $4.3 million for additional nurse…
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 of Canada, the Province of Manitoba, and Indigenous fishers in northern communities. CSMP is a unique training initiative and data collection partnership to achieve sustainable…
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 with the Composites InnovationsCentre (recently rebranded as CIC Engineering) with the primary purpose of strengthening foodsovereignty, community health, and student learning opportunities within northern communities.…
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 as symbols of respect in the North: moose and caribou give every part of their being to sustain the human way of living, not because…
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 and daydreams that Jasyn has. He often makes up his own stories to suit his themes in a surreal approach. The lantern represents the European…
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 in Thompson, where he finds himself most at home with his art, his social life and his education. Born in 1979 in Flin Flon, Manitoba,…
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 Anthology of Canadian Literature (2013). In the beginning of the article, where the boy plays chief, and when the narrator asks him about his six-week…
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 a student at the University College of the North in the Bachelor of Arts, 3-year program. This interview is for my class ANS.2150 – Legends…
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, but my familial roots are in Cross Lake First Nation. I was in foster care from the ages of 13-18, and during this time, delinquent…
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 in the series of two special issues that were sponsored by UCN Seed Grant dedicated to Indigenous student writers. The University College of the North…
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