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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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