University of Winnipeg Archives

The Archives is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 – 4:30. Appointments are now required to access archival records, microforms, and rare books. Faculty, staff, students, and visitors may all access our resources within opening hours. Class visits are welcome by appointment. Please contact us at archives@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-786-9162 to request an appointment or make any inquiries.

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Featured content and upcoming events

Image of a group in Gio's Bar, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pictured: Perry Lajoie, Rocky Laroque, Clare Burns, Leroy Jebb, Roger Armitte, Peetanacoot Nenawekapo, Winston Thompson, Albert McLeod, Micky Morin, Leonard Carriere, John Burrell, Victor Apetagon (back, at the far right with glasses and a beard) : [between 1986 and 1989] : photograph : col.

A Source of Spiritual Strength: 40 Years of the Niciwâkan Native Gay Society

The UW Archives has a new exhibit about the Niciwâkan Native Gay Society, highlighting the group's history of activism locally and internationally. The exhibit will be available in our reading room (Centennial Hall Library, 5th floor) until August 31.

A close up image of three hands braiding sweetgrass. One hand holds the end while the other two tie the braids.

Indigenous Course Requirement collection

The University of Winnipeg Archives, in collaboration with Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, are establishing the Indigenous Course Requirement collection to document and preserve the administrative, institutional, and social history records of the ICR at the University of Winnipeg.

An image of a group of people together for an Two Spirit event. Many are holding flags or banners and are some are wearing ceremonial clothing.

Two-Spirit Archives

The Two-Spirit Archives is believed to be the most comprehensive collection of material on Two-Spirit people in Canada, and we seek to develop an internationally-renowned centre for research on this topic.