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Article 4: How I Feel to Live in the North

By UCN | June 15, 2023

Chadwin Scatch Being in the norththe north of CanadaI always feel likeI’m cursed with the love for wintereven if it is summer Imaginary snowflakeswhite and fluffygive me happy chillsjust as real sunny daysoften brings me bad moods Being in the Norththe north of CanadaI feel like I’m homefresh air, the Creetrees Southanywhere Southdispleases meI don’t…

Article 3: Reconnection and Healing

By UCN | June 15, 2023

Nicole McKenzie “I felt like I was born into two worlds but accepted by neither. It is not an easy place to be,” I told my granddaughter, Dot, as we sat together by the warm fire in the den, sipping tea and enjoying some freshly baked blueberry bannock. One world was the glorified white, and…

Article 2: Am I Next?

By UCN | June 15, 2023

Charlie McGillivary Helen Betty Osborne Kendara Ballantyne Josephine Martin Darcie Muchikekwanape Charlene Aubichon Is anyone following me? Am I being stared at? Are they plotting how to grab me? How will I defend myself today? Valuable when useful Exploited and ignored Why am I expendable? I must walk by the place where she was found…

Article 1: Indigenous Women’s Literature as Voice for Feminism: Nectar in a Sieve, Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World, and The Bride Price

By UCN | June 15, 2023

Tenness Graham When women’s liberation movements began in the 1960s thus begun the fight for women’s rights all over the world. This movement’s purpose was to seek equal rights and opportunities for women, giving them a voice in dominant male societies. The development and broadening of different feminist values created theoretical frameworks to help better…

Jack Werstroh – Automotive Technician

By UCN | June 13, 2023

An automotive student working on the parts of a car

Where are you from?I grew up here in The Pas Why UCN?I just got out of high school and UCN is so close to home. That’s a big part of it. What program did you study and why did you pursue that?I came for the automotive technician program, I’ve always had an interest in vehicles…

UCN Launches Innovative IT Programs to Empower Northern Communities and Women

By UCN | June 12, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2023 (The Pas, MB) – University College of the North is pleased to announce two new IT programs that will help to address the chronic shortage of skilled technicians in northern Manitoba. UCN President, Doug Lauvstad said a new IT Support Technician and Technology Readiness Program will be delivered on…

UCN IK Centre Receives Donation from Manitoba North District RCMP

By UCN | May 24, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2023 (Thompson, MB) – The Manitoba North District RCMP donated $10,000 to the University College of the North (UCN) ininiwi kiskinwamakewin (IK) Centre. The Manitoba North District RCMP donation will support this year’s UCN Traditional Convocation Pow-wow. Covering the cost of food, gifts, and honoraria for cultural components such as…

Bridging the Digital Divide: UCN Students Help Launch Computers for Schools Initiative in The Pas

By UCN | April 24, 2023

Lakota Blackbird was expected to get her hands dirty on day one. “Actually, it was my first day and they had me tear apart a computer, like my very first day, without reading anything,” she said. “I was like, should I be doing this?” Lakota is a student in University College of the North’s Information…

UCN Announces Official Launch of Computers for Schools Manitoba – The Pas Location: Promoting Education, Skills Development, and Environmental Responsibility

By UCN | April 20, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2023 (The Pas, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) is proud to announce the official launch of the Computers for Schools (C4S) Manitoba location in The Pas, Manitoba. In partnership with UCN’s Information Technology Readiness North (InTeRN) Program, funded by the Future Skills Centre, this ground-breaking initiative aims…

UCN Reaffirms Commitment to Indigenous Education

By UCN | April 18, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2023 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – The University College of the North (UCN) is proud to announce its reaffirmed commitment to Indigenous education. UCN joins Manitoba’s six universities, three colleges, and the Manitoba School Boards Association in re-signing the Manitoba Collaborative Indigenous Education Blueprint (the Blueprint) on Friday, April 14. In…