Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig

Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (University)

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Motto	An Anishinabe Worldview: Our Story... the truth.
Type	federated school of Algoma University
Established	September 2008
President	Darrell Boissoneau
Undergraduates	Anishinabemowin & Anishinabe Studies.
Location	Sault Ste. Marie & Garden River , Ontario , Canada
Website	www.shingwauku.com

Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (University) is a proposed Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) university to be run in conjunction with Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie and the Shingwauk Education Trust. Aboriginal institutes partner with colleges and universities to offer students degree programs, apprenticeships, certificate programs and diploma programs. In 2006, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and Algoma University signed a covenant that promised to assist each other in their journey towards independence. This was a major contributing factor to Algoma University's independence as the partnership was held in high regard. The name when fully vocalised is Zhingwaak Gikinoo'amaagegamig, meaning "Shingwauk's Place of learning & knowledge". Its creation was first envisioned by Chief Shingwauk (also Shingwaukonce or Shingwaukonse, "little pine") in 1850. When Chief Shingwauk died in 1854, the fulfilment of the his vision fell on his two sons Augustin Shingwauk and Bugujjewenene, and the Anglican Church. In 1873, the "Teaching Wigwam Lodge" became a reality with a schoolhouse being constructed in the Garden River community. After only 6 days a suspicious fire broke out and destroyed the entire building. However, a new school was built closer to where the city of Sault Ste. Marie now inhabits along the St. Mary's River.

Entrance to Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig

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Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig logo

Sadly, through the Anglican Church & Canadian Government Policy, the operations and purpose of the "Teaching Wigwam Lodge" was aligned with the assimilation and genocide of the Anishinaabe Nation through the Canadian residential school system instead of its initial purposes originally advocated by Shingwaukonse.

The institution plans on becoming chartered as an independent university and is currently submitting its application for accreditation to the Post-Secondary Education Quality Assessment Board of Ontario and the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Corsortium (WINHEC), but will be initially established as a federated school of Algoma University.

Programs

Some courses SKG has offered in the past semester include:

• Ayzhi dibawji moyawn (Anishinaabe peoples & our homelands)
• Wiidjigaam gewe jibayek (Anishinaabe social issues)
• "Anishinbe Law" (Anishinabe Law vs Aboriginal Law in Canada)
• Gdaa Mikweenimaanan Pontiacbun, Tecumsehbun, miinwaa Shingwaukbun (Anishinaabe social movements)
• Anishinaabemowin (Anishinaabe language)

Partners

The new university was initiated by the Shingwauk Education trust and a number of partnerships:

• Algoma University
• Anglican Church of Canada
• Anishinabek Nation
• Assembly of First Nations
• Batchewana First Nation
• Chiefs of Ontario
• Garden River First Nation
• Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• K-Net
• Laurentian University (Native Studies)
• Leech Lake Tribal Council
• Library and Archives Canada
• Mi'kmaq Association of Tribal Studies
• National Centre for First Nations Governance
• North Shore Tribal Council
• Northern Michigan University (American Indian Studies)
• Sagkeeng First Nation
• Seven Generations of Fort Frances
• Shingwauk Healing Project
• Te Wānanga o Aotearoa "University of New Zealand"
• Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge
• Union of Ontario Indians
• University of Arizona, Tucson (Native Studies)
• University of Sudbury (Native Studies)

External links

• Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
• [1]
• New Anishinaabe university starts this fall at Algoma U

SooToday.com, 21 February 2008.

• Aboriginal institutes

See also

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