Category: Feature

Saving First Nations University

In 2010, the First Nations University of Canada was facing the loss of both provincial and federal funding because of internal management and governance issues. While leadership on both sides…

Tipi Teachings

At the First Nations University of Canada, elders passed on knowledge about how to raise a tipi to Mother Teresa Middle School students. The tipi is significant as it provides…

Honouring those who sacrificed everything Veterans Stories and the Veteran’s Memorial Tipi

It is one of the most stunning pieces of architecture in Regina, Saskatchewan. However, not everyone knows what the glass tipi commemorates. In 2008, the First Nations University of Canada…

Indigenous Studies: How I found my history, my future, and my identity

Walking into the Indigenous Studies 100 classroom, I had no idea that this faculty would change the direction of my education, help me become proud of my Métis identity, and…

Life as Art and Art as Life

To say that Lionel Peyachew is a prolific artist might be an understatement. Lionel Peyachew has a number of pieces installed around Saskatchewan, but says the most important piece of…

Language Retention and Success on the LaRonge Campus

According to Abel Charles, waking up early in Grandmother’s Bay, chopping wood for his family, and commuting three hours a day to LaRonge for school was a challenge, but it…

University Environment Provides Opportunities for Lifelong Learning

“The advice shared with me, was once you had your education, it belongs to you and cannot be taken away,” says Denise Kaiswatum, who is approaching her 20th year working…

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 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…