Profiles of graduates of the First Nations University of Canada from 1976 to present day
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 MorePhilomina Ballantyne, her first name is a combination of her late great-grandmother Philomene and a love of Conswella. Her passion for Social Work grew from a love of helping people and…
Read MoreRick Dumais says going in to Social Work was what he always wanted when he started at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) Saskatoon Campus. “It was a good experience,…
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 MoreIf you took Cree at the First Nations University of Canada, you likely met Doreen Oakes. Her smiling face is one of many the university will miss after she retired…
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 MoreMark 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…
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 MoreLorraine Dick grew up around a town that was near many reserves. Very early on she noticed that people were not very accepting of the Cree and Blackfoot people that…
Read MoreAfter realizing something was missing, Joely Bigeagle-Kaquahtooway found a place that would help her reclaim it in identity. Joely grew up in Regina and Saskatoon. “The moccasin flats, the hoods,”…
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