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UCN Partners With Manitoba Arts Network’s Travelling Art Exhibits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2023 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) is excited to announce its partnership with the Manitoba Arts Network (MAN). The partnership will showcase a series of travelling art exhibitions at the Thompson and The Pas Campuses. As a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting Manitoba’s diverse arts…
Read MoreUCN Offers New Health Care Aide Certificate Programs Throughout the North
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2023 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) will offer Health Care Aide programs in three communities beginning early next year. In February 2024, up to twenty-seven students will be accepted into a Health Care Aide certificate program in Swan River, The Pas, and Thompson. The 20-week…
Read MoreUCN Launches Heavy Equipment Training Program in Support of Northern Industry and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2023 (Thompson, MB) – A Heavy Equipment Operator Certificate Program will be offered from March 25th – May 3rd, 2024, in Thompson, Manitoba as part of University College of the North’s (UCN) strategy to support the growth of the mining industry in northern Manitoba. “The mining industry is expanding in…
Read MoreUCN Launches Heavy Equipment Training Program in Support of Northern Industry and Communities
Thompson, MB – In an effort to bolster the mining industry and support the growth of northern Manitoba, the University College of the North (UCN) has announced the launch of a Heavy Equipment Operator Certificate Program. Scheduled to run from March 25th to May 3rd, 2024, in Thompson, Manitoba, this program addresses the increasing demand…
Read MoreUCN is a Key Training Partner for Manitoba’s Critical Minerals Strategy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2023 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) and the Government of Manitoba will work together to create flexible, in-demand training pathways to prepare skilled workers from the north to support Manitoba’s Critical Minerals Strategy. “The inclusion of UCN in the Critical Minerals Strategy shows considerable confidence in UCN…
Read MoreArticle 11: Kiskisomito – Remind One Another
Nateshia Constant-Personius Tansi, good afternoon and welcome. My name is Nateshia Constant-Personius, and my spirit name is Redwing Brown Eagle Woman. I am the daughter of Derek and Linda Constant. I grew up in Opaskwayak Cree Nation. I am the first generation on my dad’s side and the second generation on my mom’s side of…
Read MoreArticle 10: The “Civilization” of the North: Two Worldviews with the Same Goal
Andreas Jeske White picket fences, neatly manicured lawns, and streets that run in straight lines: wherever man seems to go, there is also an attempt to civilize the world that he is in. Humanity seems to lust for order and seeks to impose its notion of this order on the world. As people come together,…
Read MoreArticle 9: Reflecting on the Use of Gothic Literature and Changing Western Perspectives in Sophia Alice Callahan’s Wynema: A Child of the Forest
Kelly Laybolt Enduring colonial processes caused an extreme amount of contention between Indigenous people and European colonists in the late 19th as well as 20th centuries. This contention caused several conflicts between both parties and led to many tragic events throughout North America’s history. Like other authors of her time, Sophie Alice Callahan, a Muskogee…
Read MoreArticle 8: Interview with Cameron Stanley Francois
Janice Muskego Interview with Cameron Stanley Francois was conducted on December 21, 2022, at 5:30 pm. Tansi! My name is Janice Muskego. I am Cree from Pimicikamak First Nation under Treaty 5 Territory. I am a first-year Bachelor of Arts Student at Thompson Campus, University College of the North. I am a single mother to…
Read MoreArticle 7: The Roots of Injustice to Indigenous Women in Canada: Colonial Influences on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Sarah Brown Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is an issue that has been plaguing Canada since colonization, worsening dramatically with the arrival of European women in the late eighteenth century (Voyageur, 2016, pg. 16-17). Violence targeting Indigenous women in Canada has been a significant concern both in government as well as amongst…
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