FNUniv celebrates 10 years

First Nations University of Canada is celebrating a decade. “The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the University of Regina showed immense leadership 37 years ago to create the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College. We honour that legacy as well as the legacy of the ancestors of this land who understood the importance of education and ensured that it was part of treaty rights. We are also here for the future generation be it my children or my great grandchildren,” said Juliano Tupone, FNUniv acting president, in a news release. In 2010, the school was in danger of closing its doors as it was struggling financially. Concerns over staff vacation pay and business trips to holiday destinations saw the school lose a significant amount of federal and provincial funding. Since that time, FNUniv enrollment has grown 30 per cent and currently serves 755 registered students.