By Rosalind Russell – A Manitoulin Island-based education institution is welcoming funding to strengthen Indigenous education.
Kenjgewin Teg is welcoming a significant provincial investment they say strengthens Indigenous led post-secondary education, skilled trades training, and employment pathways.
According to President Beverley Roy, the province’s commitment of $57 million over three years to Ontario’s nine Indigenous Institutes marks a historic step toward long-term stability, sustainability, and growth for Indigenous-controlled education in Ontario.
She says locally, the investment will enhance their capacity to deliver independent, accredited, and non-accredited programming rooted in Anishinaabe language, culture, and ways of knowing, while continuing to provide the wraparound supports learners rely on to thrive and succeed.
Roy adds stable funding ensures learners can pursue their educational goals close to home, remain connected to their communities, and graduate with knowledge and skills for local economic development and community well-being.
She says it also means that Kenjgewin Teg can engage in meaningful planning and action in support of community and labour market needs.
Photo provided: Kenjgewin Teg President Beverley Roy, Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg, and Kenjgewin Teg Board Chair Robert Beaudin pose in front of the Kenjgewin Teg Anishinabek Skills, Innovation and Research Centre (ASIRC) during a visit to the campus in the fall of 2025.
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