Category: 2010s

Students who graduated from First Nations University of Canada between 2010 and 2016

It’s Never Too Late To Finish Your Degree

Mark Merasty may not have planned to take 25 years to finish his English degree, but that’s the way it worked out. One thing is for certain, he was determined…

Banking Specialist by Day and Beader by Night: FNUniv Helped Benjoe Develop Many Talents

Thomas Benjoe is a well-rounded alumnus. By day, he is a Commercial Account Manager, aboriginal banking specialist, and by night he is an artist who beads the crown for the…

Annie Charles: True Northern Girl

Annie Charles, a self-described ‘true northern girl’, began post-secondary education in film but ended up graduating from the Paul J. Hill School of Business after realizing she was destined to be…

Lucky Letter: Bill Cook Took A Chance and it Really Paid Off

Bill Cook says he enrolled in the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC), started his career in Cree language, and met his wife all by chance. When Bill applied to several…

You Got This

Penny Smoke planned to be a social worker and pursue becoming an artist. Then, she met Shannon Avison, director of the Indian Communication Arts (INCA) program at the First Nations…

Hitting the Reset Button: How FNUniv Helped One Student Get a Fresh Start

Rebecca Sangwais had a few close calls before finally obtaining her diploma in 2013. “I fell through the cracks, by not going to class and I started not reading my…

From India to Regina: Meet Ankit Rampal

Ankit Rampal was surfing the web at his home in Dehra Dun, India when he came across a link to the First Nations University of Canada. That one click sparked…

Behind the Lens – Stewart Manhas Traded Words for Pictures

Stewart Manhas didn’t know it but the First Nations University, and particularly the Indian Communication Arts Program, would help him find a passion he didn’t even know he had. In…