Social Studies (general)
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Christian Monnin, ou la chance d’un esprit de famille
7 minute read Preview Saturday, May. 17, 2025En 2025, des Jardins St Léon encore plus tournés vers le local
4 minute read Preview Saturday, May. 3, 2025Cell towers, urban planning, and frustration
5 minute read Thursday, May. 1, 2025For those of you concerned about the growing suppression of public dissent while casting your eyes southwards, sadly, one need look no further than the City of Winnipeg’s very own urban planning department for similar signs of the rise of autocracy.
Province’s mine assessment ‘shoddy,’ environmental group says
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2025Sauver la Maison Hourie, le vote est ouvert
4 minute read Preview Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025How quickly a friendly frontier can become a barrier
4 minute read Saturday, Apr. 5, 2025I’m sitting in a small room with my best friend, watching through a one-way window as American border officers search our car and belongings.
Senate reform and ongoing modernization of its operations will not be a prominent issue in the current election. However, the outcome of the election will have significant consequences for the role of the Senate in the national policy process and for the dynamics of its internal decision-making.
Sirop d’érable, le trésor de Saint-Pierre-Jolys
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Apr. 5, 2025Runway show focuses on treasures, not trash
5 minute read Preview Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025Red River course focuses on Indigenous cooking techniques, ingredients
6 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025Locally produced renewable energy is the right call
5 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2025Une technologie de pointe au Manitoba
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025Employees aim for the stars at Magellan Aerospace
3 minute read Preview Friday, Mar. 6, 2026Muslim student association serving thousands of meals during Ramadan at U of M
3 minute read Preview Monday, Mar. 10, 2025‘Historic day’ as MMF signs royalty agreement with first potash mine
4 minute read Friday, Feb. 28, 2025Promises of potash money and partnership led the Manitoba Métis Federation to declare Friday a “historical day.”
Winnipeg Muslims focus on giving as Ramadan begins
3 minute read Friday, Feb. 28, 2025Winnipeg Muslims may have begun fasting for Ramadan but their minds are on others who may be hungry.
Three city groups are among 45 Islamic organizations across Canada participating in the #FastFeed Ramadan Food Bank Campaign to Combat Hunger.
The campaign, launched by the Canadian Council of Imams, is being supported by the Islamic Social Services Association, the Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute and the Manitoba Islamic Association.
The campaign, which also uses the name Give 30, will take place during Ramadan from Friday to March 29.
Anti-racism activist hopes to make our communities mutually respectful
7 minute read Preview Monday, Feb. 24, 2025Le logo d’un francophile de cœur
4 minute read Preview Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025Recruitment and retention: a health-care challenge
5 minute read Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025Manitoba’s government was elected in October 2023 with a strong mandate to “fix health care.” Central to this commitment is resetting the relationship with Manitoba’s health-care workers.
National symbols can be problematic, and the Canadian flag has been through a lot in its 60 years
5 minute read Preview Friday, Feb. 14, 2025Noir et fier met les mots sur les maux
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025Manitoba surpasses goal of hiring 1,000 health-care workers, says health minister
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025‘A divine feeling’: Mosque becomes a reality for Morden’s Muslim families
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025Let’s live peacefully and meaningfully together in this land
5 minute read Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025Among the many benefits of being a faith reporter and columnist at the Free Press is a chance to learn more, and write about, the experience of Indigenous people in this country, including their interactions with Christianity.
This has helped make up for my lack of education I received in school about this important history while growing up in the 1960s and 70s.
Like many others of my boomer generation, I learned Canadian history from a colonial point of view. In that telling, Canada was an empty and unsettled land until the Europeans arrived, bringing civilization, progress — and religion — to what they considered to be a backward people.
So while I learned about famous European explorers and the settling of this land, I heard nothing about Kondiaronk, a Wendat chief who lived from 1649-1701. Among other things, Kondiaronk challenged the assertion that Europe and its religion was superior to the beliefs and way of life of Indigenous people.