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Nelson W. Bird
Nelson W. Bird
Lecturer, Indigenous Communication Arts
Indigenous Communication & Fine Arts
Phone:
306.790.5950
Email:
nbird@firstnationsuniversity.ca
Credentials:
Professional Leadership Certificate – 2013 (6 month course) University of Regina, Centre for Continuing Education
B.A Journalism and Communications (4 years) – 1992 – 1997 University of Regina, Regina, SK
B.A Indigenous Studies (3 years) – 1992 – 1997 University of Regina / First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv)
Indigenous Communication Arts Certificate (2 years) – 1993- 1995 First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv)
Research Interests:
Indigenous Representation in Media
Archiving of Broadcast materials (CTV SK News)
History of Indigenous people with specialty on media relations and portrayals
Researching the history of Indigenous Veterans
Protocols, ceremonies, traditional healing, oral tradition and other aspects of Indigenous culture
Expertise:
Writing for TV News (and Radio)
Camera and editing TV News stories and Documentaries
Interviewing techniques
Public Speaking & On-air presentation
News and Feature Assignment Delegation – Story Focus
Web journalism and managing social media channels
Courses Taught:
INCA Summer Institute (for more than 20 years)
University of Regina – Global Visiting Chair, 1995
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