The Government of Canada today recognized Chanie Wenjack as a person of national historic significance, sparked by a student’s public history project at Brandon University.
Wenjack was an Anishinaabe boy from Marten Falls First Nation in northern Ontario who lived for three years at the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora.
Events are planned throughout Truth and Reconciliation Week at Brandon University.
The call of an owl becomes an omen for Eddie, a former residential school student in Brandon University professors Darrell Racine and Dale Lakevold’s new play Owl Calling. But what kind of an omen will it be for a man who has just opened up about his residential school experience?
Brandon University is shocked by the sudden passing of Cathy Merrick, the inspiring Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
BU President David Docherty offered the following words:
We all grieve this loss.
An exhibit based on the results of a Brandon research partnership will go on display in Winnipeg in September.
Among more than 560 new graduates who received Brandon University (BU) degrees at the recent Convocation ceremonies, were two who share a special distinction. Lauren Letexier and Enoch Ouskun were the first two graduates from BU’s Al and Bee Wagner Indigenous Student Transition Program.
Members of the Brandon University community were treated to wonderful weather and fantastic food for Wednesday’s summer feast, recognizing BU’s PENT students.
Graduates from Brandon University this year will receive a print of commissioned artwork that reflects on their experience at campus, and will become a unique memento of their time at BU.
A key figure in the preservation and the revitalization of the Michif language in Canada will be presented with an honorary degree during a Brandon University (BU) Convocation ceremony this week.
Elder Norman Fleury will receive a Doctor of Literature during the Faculty of Arts Convocation ceremony, which starts at 2 p.m.
Phyllis Webstad, whose moving story of a childhood spent at a Residential School inspired the creation of Orange Shirt Day, will be honoured at Brandon University’s Convocation this week.