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Week of Events
Creating Manitoba: The Emergence of a Provincial Community
Instructor: Gerald Friesen and guests This course will discuss the history of some of Manitoba’s founding peoples and how they came to terms with evolving provincial, national, and global circumstances in the late nineteenth century. It will include (one in each of the six meetings), First Nations, Selkirk settlers, Michif/French-speaking Métis, Orange Order Canadians, first-wave […]
$99.00
Poverty in Winnipeg: Causes, Costs, Solutions
Instructor: Dr. Jim Silver Course description: This course will examine poverty, and in particular what is called “complex poverty,” in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is home to a high incidence of complex poverty, and this has become increasingly obvious in recent years, so the course will have relevance to the daily experiences of students. Ideas and concepts […]
$99.00