Category: 2000s

Students who graduated from First Nations University of Canada between 2000-2009

Learning to Believe in Yourself

After years of lacking the confidence to pursue an education at the University level, Bill Stevenson came to realization he needed a change and decided to take on the challenge.…

A Network Like No Other: FNUniv Alumni Support Each Other Before and After Graduation.

Everyone has a friend or two that they keep in contact with from their university days, some may even have alumni groups where all the students who entered a program…

Fostering Healthy Lifestyles in the Next Generation

Dustin Brass is an advocate for the inclusion of Indigenous worldviews in both his professional and personal lives. Dustin works as a community field worker with a health research project…

Exploring Indigenous Identities Through Art

Eagleclaw Thom says he grew up in a hostile city where he faced a lot of racism that made him ashamed to be Indigenous. As an adolescent he says pretended…

Teaching with Kindness: Robert Cote Became the Teacher He Wanted to Have

When Robert Cote was a child in Residential school, he was told he would be nothing but a “ditch digger.” Fortunately his parents, Tony and Sadie Cote, encouraged him to…

Full Circle: Cassandra Wajuntah’s a Product of the Environment Her Family Helped Build

Cassandra Wajuntah’s curiosity has proven to be a critical tool in her fight for social justice. She is the Acting Director of the Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre (IPHRC) and…

Kerry Benjoe: How the Written Word Wooed Her and Helped Her Launch A Career

Kerry Benjoe was one of the first students to take English at Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC). Kerry went to high school at Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School. She chose to come…

Creating Opportunities and Blazing Trails for the Next Generation

Tara Acoose has always wanted to show her children that opportunities are there for First Nations and Métis peoples. A past student of SIFC (Saskatchewan Indian Federated College) and the…

The Cultural Advantage: FNUniv Gives Social Work Students an Edge

Karen English says the cultural teachings at the First Nations University of Canada(FNUniv) and the support and guidance she received as a student were critical to her educational success. Born…

My Education Has Come Full Circle – Marlene McNab’s Story

When Marlene McNab started her post-secondary education at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC), now the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), her learning went far beyond the book she…