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So What? A Podcast – Naawi-Oodena: Partnership

Posted in Audio  |  Wednesday, March 1, 2023 @ 2:33 PM

With a settlement in place, Treaty One Nation and Canada Lands Company are now jointly developing the Naawi-Oodena site. Jonas looks at who these parties are and how they came together.

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Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza

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Polarization: Get over it! Stories that lead the way (video)

Posted in Video  |  Tuesday, February 28, 2023 @ 10:17 AM

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Mennonite Community Orchestra collaborates with "the Urban" for a concert exploring the power of conversation and music in reconciliation

Mennonite Community Orchestra collaborates with "the Urban" for a concert exploring the power of conversation and music in reconciliation

Posted in News Releases  |  Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 11:40 AM

The Mennonite Community Orchestra (MCO) is excited to announce a collaborative concert with "the Urban," a non-profit corporation and partner ministry of the Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. The concert will explore the power of conversation and music in reconciliation and feature works by Schumann, Liszt, Gade, Boieldieu, and Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) student Liam Berry.

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Jayme Menzies, CMU Blazers women's volleyball coach, has been inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletes Hall of Fame for her unwavering dedication to inclusivity, promoting and celebrating Indigenous talent, and providing safe spaces for youth to grow as individuals

Blazers volleyball coach inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletes Hall of Fame

Posted in Stories  |  Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 3:54 PM

Jayme Menzies, head coach of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) Women's Volleyball team, has been inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletes Hall of Fame.

Menzies is a decorated and celebrated individual within Manitoba sports. She is recognized for her achievements as both athlete and coach, as well as her outstanding leadership both on and off the court.

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Dr. Gary K. Waite, Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton

Lectures reveal Mennonite contributions to Dutch society in 16th-17th centuries

Posted in News Releases  |  Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 8:43 AM

Dr. Gary K. Waite will be challenging stereotypes of Mennonites throughout history at the 2023 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).

Waite is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. He will give two lectures addressing "The Neglected Role of Dutch Mennonite Innovators in the Scientific Revolution and Early Enlightenment" on Thursday, March 9.

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