Media Advisory – 37th Annual Traditional Grad Pow Wow happening this weekend

Press Release

More than 450 Indigenous post-secondary students will graduate across UM campuses in 2026

The University of Manitoba’s 37th Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Hundreds of family and friends are expected to join us as we celebrate the achievements of Indigenous post-secondary students at UM in one of the largest indoor pow wows in Manitoba.

This year, 492 Indigenous students will be graduating from faculties across all UM campuses, including Arts, Law, Social Work, Nursing, Education, Engineering, Science, the Asper School of Business, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources and the Max Rady College of Medicine. 150 of those graduates are registered to attend the Traditional Grad Pow Wow.

You can read more on the event at umtoday.ca.

YouTube playlist of videos (external link)

Media can interview graduates and/or an organizer immediately following the Grand Entry at approximately 12:45 p.m. until 2:45 p.m.

Interview opportunities – May 2, 2026

What: 37th Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow

When: 9:30 a.m. Lighting of the Qulliq and Pipe Ceremony Grand Entry at 12:00 p.m.
(See full agenda (external link) )

Where: Investors Group Athletic Centre, 75 Sidney Smith Street, Fort Garry campus

All are welcome. Free admission. No registration.

Please read the frequently asked questions (external link) surrounding pow wow traditions and protocols.

For more information:
Andrea Di Ubaldo, Strategic Marketing and Communications, University of Manitoba, 431-373-6515
or email: andrea.diubaldo@umanitoba.ca

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