Features from 40 Years of Indigenous Education. Unique stories about programs, students and features of the First Nations University of Canada.
Jen Dubois Not knowing what to expect, Jen Dubois took the Indian Communication Arts (INCA) summer institute and learned about all the opportunities that communications had to offer. “The institute…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreWhen I deliberately chose to do a story featuring the library at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) people joked about how boring it was going to be. For…
Read MoreAt 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…
Read MoreIt 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…
Read MoreWalking 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…
Read MoreTo 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…
Read MoreAccording 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreShane 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…
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