Anishinabek Educational Institute is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution in Canada. Aboriginal institutes partner with colleges and universities to offer students degree programs, apprenticeships, certificate programs and diploma programs. AEI was founded to provide greater access to post-secondary education for Aboriginal peoples. AEI delivers post-secondary programs approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The educational curriculum was adapted to meet the needs of Aboriginal learners to ensure it reflects community needs, cultural heritage and identity.
In June 1993, The Union of Ontario Indians, at the Anishinabek Grand Council on the Chippewa's of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation, the Chiefs in Assembly directed the Union of Ontario Indians Education Directorate to develop a model of an Anishinabek post-secondary institution. The model includes provisions for satellite campuses and a community-based delivery system. In June 1994, the Chiefs at the Anishinabek Grand Council on the Rocky Bay First Nation, directed that, the Education Directorate formally establish the Anishinabek Educational Institute in accordance with the model that was submitted and ratified.
Mission
The Anishinabek Educational Institute is mandated by the Anishinabek General Assembly, to provide quality education and training programs for First Nation Anishinabek communities. AEI offers college and university programs through agreements with public colleges and universities. AEI's mission is:
to provide a comfortable, supportive learning environment that promotes the traditional values of sharing, caring and respect.
to provide community-based programming which will better prepare the student success in an ever-changing world.
to remain by and for Anishnabek People; at our pleasure, at our pace, and by our own standards.
Partnerships
AEI offers programs and courses of study in partnership with all levels of government; commissions; industries; commerce and other education and training institutions.
The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation.
