On April 7, 2021 the University of Manitoba Senate approved the addition of five Indigenousi Senators to the membership of Senate over and above any Indigenous Senators already serving on Senate as representatives for their respective Faculty and School Councils. This addition is intended to add Indigenous participation in Senate governance and is not to preclude Indigenous Senators to continue to be elected by individual Faculty and School Councils as well.
As such, and in keeping with the mechanisms available under the Standing Rules of Senate Relating to Members Elected Under Section 27 of the University of Manitoba Act, elections will be held, as required to ensure that there are five (5) Indigenous Senators as voting members of the University of Manitoba Senate over and above those elected by their Faculty or School Council.
SPRING 2025 ELECTION RESULTS
The following members of the University of Manitoba's academic staff were elected by acclamation as Indigenous Senators to the University of Manitoba for terms commencing June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2028.
Leo Baskatawang, Faculty of Law
Jeremy Patzer, Faculty of Arts
Vanessa Van Bewer, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
For the Fall 2025 Election: Nominations for two (2) positions are being sough as leave replacements for the terms below:
October 20, 2025 to June 30, 2026
January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026
Currently Serving:
Lucy Delgado, Faculty of Education (2027) (on leave)
Cary Miller, Faculty of Arts (2027)
Leo Baskatwang, Faculty of Law (2028)
Jeremy Patzer, Faculty of Arts (2028)
Vanessa Van Bewer, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (2028)
Indigenous Senators Election Timeline
September 16, 2025 Call for Nominations Opens
October 3, 2025 Nominations must be received by 12:00 PM CT
October 6, 2025 Nominees are announced to Faculty and School Councils
October 6, 2025 Voting Period Opens
October 17, 2025 Voting Period Closes at 4:30 PM CT
October 20, 2025 Newly elected Indigenous Senators are announced
i For the purposes of these elections, Indigenous means those individuals having historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies in Canada and their relatives across the border with the United States who regard themselves as part of the same nations (adapted from the United Nations definition of Indigenous).
Candidates for Election
Candidate biographies will be posted following the conclusion of the nomination period.
Election Results
Election results will be announced following the close of the voting period on October 17, 2025.