Faculty of Arts | University of Manitoba - Department of Anthropology
Anthropology engages in questions about humans and their relationships through time. It seeks to better understand pressing issues, including forced migration, conflict and relational repair, power and inequality, foodways, relations with the environment, climate change, health, and change and adaptation. We seek to build understanding across the differences that separate us in an effort to find more equitable and respectful ways to address the most challenging issues of our time.
Back to top Faculty of Arts Breadcrumb Home Faculty of Arts Department of Anthropology Department of Anthropology Graduate student resources Faculty and staff Department of Anthropology Anthropology engages in questions about humans and their relationships through time. It seeks to better understand pressing issues, including forced migration, conflict and relational repair, power and inequality, foodways, relations with the environment, climate change, health, and change and adaptation. We seek to build understanding across the differences that separate us in an effort to find more equitable and respectful ways to address the most challenging issues of our time. On this page Programs of study Student resources and opportunities Research News and events Contact us Our faculty and staff Visit us on X Department of Anthropology Graduate student resources Faculty and staff Photo by ten Bruggencate, Rachel. 2019. Show Caption Department APOLOGY for legacy of disrespect to Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island We apologize for the Department’s past complicity in colonial relations with Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island. We dedicate ourselves to forging new relationships with Indigenous Nations and communities under their guidance.We apologize for the Department’s past violent actions and inactions with the Indigenous Ancestors and cultural items who are housed in our departmental laboratories.We grieve at the disrespect that was paid to these Ancestors and cultural items in the many years that they were kept in our laboratories. They were inappropriately removed from the land and the sacred places where they had lain. We apologize for the failure to acknowledge or consult with living descendant populations and Nations at the time when these Ancestors and cultural items were removed from the ground, and for the many years since during which descendant populations and Nations were not consulted. We acknowledge that claiming or accepting stewardship of the Ancestors and cultural items is wrong and that it violates spirits, sacred places, families, and Nations’ sovereignties. This violence has also damaged relationships between the University, its researchers, and Indigenous communities throughout Turtle Island. We recognize these complicities with settler colonial violence and genocide, and humbly commit to atoning, listening, being respectful and doing better going forward. We commit to follow guidance from First Nation, Metis, and Inuit Nations and communities to address the violent and traumatic legacy of genocide and colonialism that our stewardship of these Ancestral remains and cultural items represent, and to building respectful relationships with members of descendant communities and Nations of Manitoba and the other areas from which these Ancestors and items have come. “Bringing our Ancestors Home” - The Respectful Rematriation and Repatriation Ceremony (RRRC) Faculty members, staff, and students in the Department of Anthropology are deeply engaged in, and committed to, “Bringing our Ancestors Home” – The Respectful Rematriation and Repatriation Ceremony. Bringing Our Ancestors Home: Respectful Rematriation & Repatriation Ceremony Watch Video Bringing Our Ancestors Home explores the first years of the Respectful Rematriation and Repatriation Ceremony at the University of Manitoba. Addressing the widespread colonial violence of the institutionalization of Indigenous Ancestors (remains) without consent, under the guidance of First Nations, Metis and Inuit Elders, Grandmothers, and Grandfathers who guide this work. Learn more about the Respectful Rematriation and Repatriation Ceremony at the University of Manitoba including annual updates, the UM's RRRC Policy and Guiding Document and UM's apology. Programs of study Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Anthropology engages in the study of humans, both past and present, from both a cultural and biological point of view. Our department offers three- and four-year undergraduate programs of study where students will develop social research skills and an increased understanding of human cultural diversity. Program details Admission requirements Academic Calendar Co-operative education program Apply now Master of Arts in Anthropology Our department offers large and vibrant master's programs in sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology. The experience of our faculty ranges across much of the world, from the far North to the tropics, and around the globe from Asia to the Americas. Program details Academic Calendar Admission requirements Apply now PhD in Anthropology Our department offers PhD programs in sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology. We maintain a robust focus on research and customize our programs to the strengths and interests of students in close cooperation with graduate studies faculty advisors. Program details Academic Calendar Admission requirements Apply now Course offerings The course listing is a p...