May 8 2025 – A journalism collaboration that INCA students worked on has been nominated for a Michener Award, Canada’s highest honour for journalism that serves the public interest. The nomination is for a collaborative investigation with Global News into federal contracts that were meant to be set aside for Indigenous business. “The team exposed a litany of loopholes, lack […]
Through a research collaboration between Global News and INCA, a group of students spent the summer working behind the scenes of a major journalism investigation. The collaboration was a unique “earn while your learn” opportunity, mentored by award-winning journalists Melissa Ridgen, Patti Sonntag and Alex Boutilier. The team helped investigate complaints from Indigenous business operators, who said Ottawa was awarding […]
Stories by 13 INCA Summer Institute students are featured in the very first issue of EFN Magazine
A new program at FNUniv is available for students looking for hands-on training in community relations and community radio.
INCA is offering a bursary-supported Spring/Summer internship in journalism and strategic communications with Eagle Feather News.
Photo above: Students Charmaine Ermine, Mercedes Redman and Jaida Beaudin-Herney testing water samples with the aid of the IIJ’s Michael Wrobel. Regina – Students at the First Nations University of Canada have led the way in a major investigation into First Nations water issues, as part of a national collaboration coordinated by the Institute for Investigative Journalism at Concordia University. […]
Students will learn how to keep an eye on polluters that impact their communities through a new Indigenous Studies course coordinated by the Indigenous Communication Arts Program. The course, INDG 490 – Applied Investigative Journalism Techniques for Indigenous Students, is a directed studies and research course led by Patricia Elliott, an INCA lecturer and associate professor of journalism. It will […]
Distance was no obstacle to learning at the 2020 Summer Institute.
