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The University of Winnipeg

Winnipeg 150: Community Perspectives on Celebrating Winnipeg's Past

Riley Lecture Winnipeg 150

 

As part of The Riley Lectures in Canadian History, UWinnipeg hosted a panel discussion on October 9 in Convocation Hall that explored community perspectives on Winnipeg's history as the city celebrated its sesquicentennial.

Moderator:

  • Niigaanwewidam Sinclair, Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba, author of Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre

Panelists:

  • Elder Dr. Albert McLeod, Welcoming Winnipeg Initiative, City of Winnipeg
  • Nadia Thompson, Chairperson and Program Director, Black History Manitoba
  • Alex Judge and Sabrina Janke, co-hosts, One Great History podcast
  • Shauna MacKinnon, Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies, University of
  • Winnipeg, co-editor Indigenous Resistance & Development in Winnipeg 1960-2000

View a recording of the lecture: