Kiauna Cote - Miss Indigenous Canada Delegate 2026

Kiauna Cote - Miss Indigenous Canada Delegate 2026 Tansi, I’m Kiauna 🤍
I’m a proud Cree and Saulteaux woman from Ochapowace First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory.

I’m currently a second-year law student at the University of Saskatchewan and promoting community and education.

06/08/2026

🎓 Alumni Spotlight: Robert Cote Jr. 🎓

Robert’s journey to FNUniv was inspired by his late father, an FNUniv alumnus and educator who dedicated his life to teaching in First Nations communities. His father often reminded him that “education is the buffalo,” a teaching that continues to guide Robert’s work with Indigenous families and youth today.

At FNUniv, Robert experienced meaningful personal, cultural, and academic growth in a space where culture, ceremony, and community were central to learning. He credits the supportive environment with strengthening his identity and helping shape his path as a future educator.

Since graduating in 2025 with a degree in Indigenous Studies, Robert has worked with youth through Rainbow Youth Centre and now serves as a Family Safety Liaison Worker with Chief Red Bear Children’s Lodge, while continuing his Bachelor of Education studies.

Read Robert’s full alumni spotlight: fnuniv.ca/news/meet-laurie-and-robert/

Pictures of the rest of the teams! 8 teams of youth teams from all over treaty 4!!! 🏐🤎✨ Everyone played awesome!!
05/31/2026

Pictures of the rest of the teams! 8 teams of youth teams from all over treaty 4!!! 🏐🤎✨

Everyone played awesome!!

Youth Volleyball Coed Tournament was a success!!! Thank you to all the volleyball players coming out! 🏐✨✨✨First place - ...
05/31/2026

Youth Volleyball Coed Tournament was a success!!! Thank you to all the volleyball players coming out! 🏐✨✨✨

First place - net warriors!
Second place - How I Set Your Mother
Third place - mini spikers

MVP - Lucas Delorme 🏅
All-star - Ally Bacon 🏅
All-star - Brandon Starr 🏅

It was a privilege to host this event for our young volleyball players. So much love, passion and talent to the game.

05/29/2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT REMINDER: Applications for the Indigenous Youth Energy Champion Accelerator close this Sunday, May 31! ⚠️

IYECA is a 6-month educational program designed to support passionate Indigenous Youth to launch their careers in the energy sector.

The participants, Youth Energy Champions, will document their program experience through a creative community-informed zine, sharing their energy perspectives. Each approved participant will receive a $10,000 stipend to maximize their work’s potential.

Youth can expect a structured training curriculum, one-on-one mentoring, group support meetings and professional skills development opportunities.

No prior energy knowledge or education is required, just passion and a willingness to learn!
If you know someone who would make a good Youth Energy Champion, pass this along 📨

➡️ For more info or to apply: https://yourcier.org/energy-insites/youth-champions/

Over the past 9 months I was a policy school facilitator. Building relationships with 6 Indigenous youth discussing and ...
05/29/2026

Over the past 9 months I was a policy school facilitator. Building relationships with 6 Indigenous youth discussing and guiding conversations on policy. Teaching them & then sharing with me their stories of their communities - we learned so much from each other. We had our graduation for our policy school youth in Ottawa this week!

We have completed our time together & ended the program with the youth competing in a hackathon! The issue was emergency preparedness for indigenous communities & climate disaster. They had to write a policy brief and present it to professionals.

Eastern cohort pitched a national program that will provide funding for indigenous communities to support their own emergency plan. Goals included to make it accessible luring away from ISC like funding schedules & restrictions. Along with their program - education and training frameworks would be attached for communities needing supporting on how to build a response plan. They name themselves 7 Generation Task Force!

To witness their hard work and dedication has been on of the most fulfilling experiences from this program! They made me so proud. Happy for all the time we spent the last 9 months.

Part of our Miss Indigenous Canada journey - we have to submit an essay. I wanted to share because it's a love letter to...
05/28/2026

Part of our Miss Indigenous Canada journey - we have to submit an essay. I wanted to share because it's a love letter to all the women who have supported me throughout my life. For the kohkums, mothers, aunties, and sisters.

Our reigning Miss Indigenous Canada Gena Boubard has chosen Sunshine House Charity for all the delegates to work hard to...
05/28/2026

Our reigning Miss Indigenous Canada Gena Boubard has chosen Sunshine House Charity for all the delegates to work hard to fundraise.

I wanted to share some of the amazing work this charity does. They offer programs and spaces that are culturally aligned with Indigenous values and teachings. " We work to provide programming that fulfills people’s social, community, and recreational needs. Participants can come as they are and are not expected to be “clean” or sober." This charity is a safe space 2SLBTQIA+ community and programming that uplifts the community.

These types of charities are essential to healing for our people. They deserve to feel safe our relatives wounded by addiction still need protection.

All my fundraising initiatives go to this charity. If you feel like you can support this charity, please reach out for to make any donations.

For the youth tournament this weekend! I will have a canteen to support my expenses to the pageant!
05/27/2026

For the youth tournament this weekend!

I will have a canteen to support my expenses to the pageant!

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