Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project

We're excited to join the Manitoba Social Sciences Teachers' Association for MTS PD Day as displayers this Friday! We'll be sharing information about our project to attending educators. It's going to be a great day!

This Friday at 2:30pm (CT), Anne Lindsay will be speaking on searching for missing children and unmarked burials associated with Indian Residential Schools. This will be the final lecture in the "History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond" online series hosted by Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum as a part of her Winter term course on Indigenous Education at the University of Winnipeg. Registration information for the series is available here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/lecture-series-history-of-indigenous-education

Join us this Friday at 2:30pm (CT) for Verna Kirkness’ lecture, “Creating Space in Academia for Indigenous Students.” This is the fifth lecture in the "History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond" online series and is hosted by Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum as a part of her Winter term course on Indigenous Education at the University of Winnipeg. Registration information for the series is available here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/lecture-series-history-of-indigenous-education

There's a new blog post on the website in response to the historic announcement of a proposed settlement in the Indian Hospital Class Action which has been years in the making.
Read the post here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/historic-settlement-in-indian-hospitals-class-action

This Friday at 2:30pm (CT), Jackson Pind will be speaking on the history of Indian Day Schools in Canada as a part of the "History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond" online lectures series. This series is hosted by Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum as a part of her Winter term course on Indigenous Education at the University of Winnipeg. Registration information for the series is available here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/lecture-series-history-of-indigenous-education

Join this Friday at 2:30pm to hear from Crystal Gail Fraser on Indigenous children's culture at Inuvik's Residential Schools. This is the third lecture in the "History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond" online series and is hosted by Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum as a part of her Winter term course. Registration information is available here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/lecture-series-history-of-indigenous-education

This Friday at 2:30pm, Sean Carleton will be speaking on confronting Residential School denialism as a part of "History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond" online lectures series. This series is hosted by Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum as a part of her Winter term course on Indigenous Education. Registration information is available here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/lecture-series-history-of-indigenous-education

Tomorrow is the first of 6 lectures in the "History of Indigenous Education: Residential Schools and Beyond" online series! This lecture series is hosted by Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum as a part of her Winter term course on Indigenous Education. Join over Zoom at 2:30pm to hear from Erin Acland, Keeper of the Archives at the United Church of Canada Archives in Winnipeg, on accessing Residential School records. Registration information is available here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/lecture-series-history-of-indigenous-education

Read the statement from anti-racism researchers in support of Justin Flett. Flett is seeking justice for case of callous negligence in which denied and delayed healthcare caused bodily harm and long-term complications. https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/statement-on-justin-fletts-lawsuit

Read the statement from Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum, Dr. Erin Millions, and Dr. Anne Lindsay on the connections between incarceration of Geraldine Mason and the longer history of colonialism and racism in Canada's healthcare system. https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/a-statement-on-the-incarceration-of-geraldine-mason

Today we honour the military service of Indigenous Veterans. To mark this day, we've prepared a blog which shares some of the history of Indigenous Veterans Day, the story of Sergeant Tommy Prince, and connections to our current research at Brookside Cemetery. Read the blog here: https://indigenoustbhistory.ca/news/marking-indigenous-veterans-day