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Kenjgewin Teg (formerly Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute) is an Indigenous -owned and controlled post-secondary institution at M'Chigeeng First Nation, on Mnidoo Mnising Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. [1] In the Ojibwe language, Kenjgewin Teg means a place of knowledge. Programs are offered to its eight-member First Nations:
FNTI is a registered non-profit/charitable organization, accredited by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC), [2] a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), and undergoing the process of an organizational review with the Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council.
An example of an Indigenous institution federated with a larger university is First Nations University of Canada, which is part of the University of Regina. An example of an Indigenous accreditation body is the Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council. [10]
Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are a category of higher education, minority-serving institutions in the United States defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965. Each qualifies for funding under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S ...
Indigenous education also refers to the teaching of the history, culture, and languages of Indigenous peoples of a region. Indigenous peoples' right to education is recognized in Article 14 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. [2] The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples makes ...
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy has been redeveloped and reimagined since 1982, with the first Aboriginal Education Policy focusing on the appreciation of Aboriginal cultures and societies. [2] In 1988, a Commonwealth Government Task Force informed the development of the National Aboriginal Education Policy ...
The Indspire Research Knowledge Nest is the first Indigenous research program of its kind developed in Canada. With data analysis skills rapidly becoming critical to economic success, the Research Nest is poised to seize this original opportunity to foster Indigenous engagement and leadership in quantitative research and data science roles.
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit professional association with the goal of substantially increasing American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, First Nation and other indigenous peoples of North America representation in the fields of science, technology, engineering ...