Students who graduated from First Nations University of Canada between 1980 and 1989
Blanche Cowley-Head was originally going to go to Brandon University. Then, a friend convinced her to come with her to the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) instead. She says that…
Read MoreKimberly Tootoosis was determined to attend university out east, but after reading a magazine article about the Social Work program at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC), interest in the Indigenous-based…
Read MoreSheila Orr spent 15 years at First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) as a visual arts student and then went on to become a visual arts instructor. Orr is well-known for…
Read MoreCarol Ledoux was terrified of flying. But that didn’t stop her from boarding tiny little ‘puddle jumpers’ Cessna-style airplanes to fly in to remote northern communities. “She made herself do…
Read MoreWhen Bruce Spence started university at the First Nations University of Canada he was a mature student. With a journalism diploma under his belt already, he decided to major in…
Read MoreAs one of the first non-Aboriginal people attending the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) in the late 70s and early 80s, Roxane Schury says she immediately felt a sense of…
Read MoreViolet Naytowhow says culture is the heart of teaching. As a child, growing up on the land in LaRonge, Saskatchewan, Violet learned a great deal about her culture, living off the…
Read MoreElaine Thomas says it was her daughter that inspired her to get her Indian Social Work degree, because of her interest in working with children. So, Elaine accepted the challenge…
Read MoreMilton Tootoosis, Director of Livelihood and Economic Dependence at the Office of Treaty Commission, has been an instrumental actor in the development of Indigenous culture since his graduation from First…
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