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Library Seasonal Contests

2024 Indigenous Medicinal Plants (June 5- 27, 2024)

A total of 46 students entered in our Indigenous Medicinal Plants Contest, the majority indicated the University of Regina as their home institution, four First Nation University students and three Campion College students. The Yarrow plant was selected the most as the “Favourite Indigenous Medicinal Plant”, see below a selection of student entries. Thank you for your participation!

The library bag and pen Bonus Prize winners are:
Abdulbasit Adegbite, Major Computer Science; Castalla Kaur, Biology; Johnna, Major Mathematics; Mehta, Major Kinesiology; Palak Parikh, Major Kinesiology; Pratima, Major Biology; Priyansh Patel, Major Biology; Sarah Ye, Master of Administration; Sofía del Carmen, Master Organizational Leadership; Tanav Bansal, Major Computer Science; Palak Parikh, Major Kinesiology 

The following on campus students are winners of the library goody bag:
Ayn, Major Biology (Campion College); Bella (Liqin) Yin (She/They), Major Creative Technologies; Chioma Ester, Major Kinesiology; Mradul Joshi, Major Business Administration; Sarah Ye, Master of Administration; Zareen Oishee, Major Business Administration

The following off-campus students are winners of the library goody bag:
Chelsea G, Major Anthropology; Misty Chief, Major Indigenous Social Work (First Nations University)

 

Indigenous Medicinal Plants Program (June 2024)

Speaker Event: 
Our Rooted Relatives - June 25, 2024 (2-3pm)
Elder Betty McKenna, from Sapotawayak Reserve, Treaty 4 Territory in Manitoba
Dr. Fidji Gendron, Associate Dean (Academic) and Professor of Biology at First Nations University of Canada.
Presentations on the importance of flora and land-based knowledge from an Indigenous worldview.
This event is free and open to the public.
 

Discover Indigenous Medicinal Plants by visiting our display in the Archer Library and/or our Online Plant Quest.

Indigenous Medicinal Plants Contest!
Deadline: Thursday, June 27 at 11:59 pm

One of ten library goody bags. Bonus: the first 10 entries will win a library bag with pen!
Contest is open to all registered University of Regina students.