40th Anniversary

This is How We Do It – Decolonising Indigenous Men

Shane Keepness sits in his cozy second floor office, at the First Nations University of Canada, preparing for a trip to Hawaii. Once there, Shane will present his research on…

The Role Model Effect

Kelsey Starblanket believes in the role model effect. That’s why when he wanted to attend university, the First Nations University of Canada was the clear choice. In 2002, Kelsey graduated…

Education and Healing: Grace Aisaican, teacher, mentor, and support worker

Grace Aisaican knew when she started her education degree that she would work with Indigenous people. However, she could not know that it would eventually lead to her offering her…

Fostering a Lifelong Love of Learning

Nora Madill cannot say enough good things about her time at the First Nations University of Canada. The 38-year-old is not only an alumni from the First Nations University of…

Damon Badger Heit: On Growing Up With FNUniv

Damon Badger Heit was already a part of the First Nations University of Canada before becoming a student in 1998. His mother used to teach at the university when he…

From the First Class of Graduates: Sid Fiddler Reflects on Hope

Sid Fiddler is from Waterhen Lake First Nation and graduated in 1976 with a Certificate in Social Work. He recalls the days when he was one of the first students…

The Business World Opened Up Thanks to a Unique Program at FNUniv

Before Thomas Benjoe graduated in 2011 from the Business program at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), he already had 17 job offers for employment. Thomas now works for…

Prestigious Art Housed at FNUniv Preserves Heritage and Culture

James J. Kurtz, founder of the Native Heritage Foundation of Canada (NHFC), wanted to preserve Aboriginal People’s artistic heritage and culture. That is how he started collecting paintings from various Indigenous…