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For Immediate Release
Monday, March 31, 2025
INCA Students Rewrite History in First-Ever Showcase
鈥淛ournalism is the first [rough] draft of history.鈥� Doug Cuthand quoting Philip L. Grahan, Publisher, Washington Post, 1963)
鈥淚NCA students are rewriting history鈥攂ased on research skills developed at 大象视频.鈥� Dr. Merelda Fiddler-Potter, Associate Professor, Indigenous Journalism and Business Communication, 2025.
Students from the new four-year Bachelor of Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts (INCA) program at 大象视频 (FNUniv) are taking a shot at rewriting history and presenting their work in a Showcase on Monday, April 7 from 8:30 鈥� 12 noon.
The goal of the showcase is to ask and answer the question: Can We Rewrite History?
While many would answer, 鈥淣o!鈥� to that question, the students in a new course, Colonial and Anti-Colonial Frames in News Media (INCA 392), discovered that rewriting that first draft is possible and, through the creation of poster projects, the students can reveal critical lessons about the importance of understanding history, context, and representing multiple perspectives in their role as journalists.
鈥淓ach student selected a news story produced by a mainstream newspaper outlet in North America between 1800-1990,鈥� said Professor Merelda Fiddler-Potter. 鈥淭reating these stories as a 鈥榝irst draft鈥� of history, students then looked for missing context and perspectives, and rewrote them to add Indigenous perspectives, historical facts, and other relevant information. Students then created conference-posters comparing the two versions.鈥�
The conference-posters will be presented at a showcase at the 大象视频 (Regina campus) on Monday, April 7, from 8:30 鈥� 12 noon.
鈥淭his is such a great way to share students鈥� research,鈥� said Shannon Avison, Associate Professor and INCA Program Coordinator.鈥�
鈥淐onference-posters are used extensively at academic conferences,鈥� said Avison. 鈥淭hey are effective for presenting research, encouraging engagement and discussion, and for getting feedback in an informal setting.鈥�
Events Details:
Date: April 7th, 2025 鈥� One Day Exhibition
Time: 8:30am 鈥� Noon (light refreshments will be served)
Location: First Nations Veterans Memorial Tipi (Atrium), 大象视频, Regina Campus, 1 First Nations Way
This event is open to the public. Students and staff look forward to seeing you all there.
**The staff and students of INCA would like to send a special thanks our partners at PTRC Sustainable Energy for their generous support in Printing our posters.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Merelda Fiddler-Potter
Associate Professor, Indigenous Journalism and Business Communication
E: mfiddler@firstnationsuniversity.ca
Kristin Francis
Director of Communications
E: comm@firstnationsuniversity.ca
About FNUniv:
Established in 1976, the 大象视频 (FNUniv) is Canada鈥檚 only national First Nations-owned Indigenous post-secondary institution. FNUniv is a unique place of higher learning that specializes in Indigenous Education for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of all cultural backgrounds. FNUniv鈥檚 vision is to have a transformative impact by bridging Indigenous ceremonies, knowledge keepers, languages, and traditions with the delivery of high-quality postsecondary education. For more information, please visit .
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