Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig

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Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
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MottoAn Anishinabe Worldview: Our Story... the truth.
TypeIndigenous Institute
EstablishedSeptember 2008
AffiliationAlgoma University
DirectorDianne Roach
Location
Sault Ste. Marie & Garden River
,
Ontario
,
Canada
Website www.shingwauku.org

Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is an Indigenous led institute, with Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie as one of its main partners. Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is one of nine Indigenous Institutes in Ontario's post-secondary system and collaborates with other colleges and universities to offer post-secondary programs geared specifically toward Indigenous students. [1]

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Southside image of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (Autumn 2020)
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Image of the gallery at Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and the southside facing windows

Founding

In 2006 the Shingwauk Education Trust established Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig to act as its educational arm, dedicated to providing Anishinaabe centered post-secondary education. [2] In 2006, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and Algoma University signed a covenant that promised to assist each other in their journey towards independence. [2] This was a major contributing factor to Algoma University's independence as the partnership was held in high regard. [3]

The name Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, when fully vocalized in Anishinaabemowin, is Zhingwaak Gikinoo'amaagegamig, meaning "Shingwauk's Place of learning & knowledge". The creation of a space for Anishinaabe learning, often referred to as a teaching wigwam, was first envisioned by Chief Shingwauk. [4] In the winter of 1833–34, this vision, along with other concerns for the well-being of his people, prompted Chief Shingwauk to travel by snowshoe to York, Ontario (now Toronto): [5] a voyage of nearly 700 km (430 mi). [6]

When Chief Shingwauk died in 1854, the fulfillment of his vision fell on his sons, Augustin Shingwauk and Bugujjewenene, and the Anglican Church. In 1873, the "Teaching Wigwam Lodge" became a reality with a school (Shingwauk Industrial Home) being constructed in the Garden River community. [7] However, because of the Anglican Church and the assimilation policies of the Government of Canada, the operations and purpose of this iteration of the "Teaching Wigwam Lodge" were not true to Chief Shingwauk's vision. Rather, the School became part of the Canadian residential school system instead of its initial purposes originally advocated by Shingwaukonse. [8]

Today, the work of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig sits on the lands once used by the Shingwauk Indian Residential School and actively works to returns to the original vision of Chief Shingwauk and emphasizes culture-based, Anishinaabe center learning. [9]

Programming

In September 2008 Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig began offering courses in Anishinaabe studies. [2] In September 2012 the institution became accredited by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC). [10] On November 8, 2018, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and Algoma University reaffirmed their relationships by signing an addendum to the 2006 covenant. [11]

Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is recognized as one of the nine Indigenous Institutes in Ontario and currently partners with Algoma University to provide undergraduate degree programs in Anishinaabemowin and Anishinaabe studies. [12] Formalized in 2018, the Anishinaabe Studies program is the first of its kind in Canada. [9]

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Front Entrance to Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig

In 2016 Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig was granted federal infrastructure funding for the establishment of an Anishinabek Discovery Centre. The construction of this facility will drastically change the programming and capacity of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig to provide culture based learning opportunities. [13] In 2018 the Assembly of First Nations unanimously passed a resolution for the National Chiefs Library to be housed at the Anishinabek Discovery Centre. [14]

Faculty and alumni

Well-known alumni and past faculty members include:

Partners

The new university was initiated by the Shingwauk Education trust and supported by a number of partnerships including : [16]

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  2. 1 2 3 "New Anishinaabe university starts this fall at Algoma U". SooToday.com. February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
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  6. ↑ "OJIBWE Chief Shingwaukonse: One Who Was Not Idle - Muskrat Magazine". muskratmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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  8. ↑ "Revealing the disturbing history of the Shingwauk Residential School | Centre for Indigenous Studies". indigenousstudies.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  9. 1 2 "Students learn about Canada's first-ever Anishinaabe Studies Degree". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Accreditation | WINHEC". winhec.org. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  11. ↑ "Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, Algoma University reaffirm partnership". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  12. ↑ Della-Mattia, Elaine (2019-08-23). "Feds provide more funding for Shingwauk Discovery Centre". Sault Star. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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  14. ↑ "Assembly of First Nations passes resolution supporting National Chiefs Library in Sault Ste. Marie". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  15. ↑ Pauls, Karen (June 19, 2019). "For this grandmother and grandson, speaking Ojibway is 'an act of defiance'". CBC News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  16. ↑ Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig: Partnerships
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