Tag: INCA

40 Years of Indigenous Education – Editor’s Note

Every two years or so, Shannon Avison and I sit down and begin mapping out the INCA Summer Institute, and subsequent internships. We discuss media trends, education goals, and round…

Building Effective Communicators: Indian Communication Arts is Very Diverse

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…

The Changing Media Landscape: One INCA Graduate Explains How it’s Changed Her Career

Ten years ago, digital media was a rare, but emerging platform, being used to share news and other information with the public. Since then, it has continued to expand dramatically in…

Raymond Sanderson

Tony Cote

The Student Becomes the Teacher

Shannon Avison could have never guessed that when she enrolled in the Indian Communication Arts Program (INCA) she would one day lead the program. When Shannon became a tutor at the…

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…

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…