Author: Merelda Fiddler

Merelda Fiddler has been working as an instructor with the Indian Communication Arts Program since 2000. Born and raised in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Merelda moved to Regina to pursue a degree in Journalism. After graduation, Merelda started working full time with CBC Saskatchewan, while also teaching with INCA. After a couple years, she moved to Calgary, Alberta also working with CBC and also launching an independent film company. She later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she produced another nationally-syndicated documentary and continued to work with CBC in both news and current affairs for the region and the network. In 2004, she returned to Saskatchewan to pursue her Master’s Degree and finished her thesis which explores her and her family’s Métis identity and history from the 1600s to present. Merelda is married to Josh Potter and the pair has two beautiful children and two goofy yellow labs. She currently calls Regina home and continues to work as a producer and teaches at the First Nations University of Canada primarily with INCA and Indigenous Studies.

Merelda Fiddler has been working as an instructor with the Indian Communication Arts Program since 2000. Born and raised in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Merelda moved to Regina to pursue a degree in Journalism. After graduation, Merelda started working full time with CBC Saskatchewan, while also teaching with INCA. After a couple years, she moved to Calgary, Alberta also working with CBC and also launching an independent film company. She later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she produced another nationally-syndicated documentary and continued to work with CBC in both news and current affairs for the region and the network. In 2004, she returned to Saskatchewan to pursue her Master’s Degree and finished her thesis which explores her and her family’s Métis identity and history from the 1600s to present. Merelda is married to Josh Potter and the pair has two beautiful children and two goofy yellow labs. She currently calls Regina home and continues to work as a producer and teaches at the First Nations University of Canada primarily with INCA and Indigenous Studies.

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