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Aboriginal Institutes Consortium

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Decolonization Education Indigenous Peoples Intellectual Property Minority Rights Women/gender Equality Youth
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Canada
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education
Mission statement:	The Aboriginal Institutes’ Consortium is comprised of Aboriginal controlled post-secondary education and training institutes working collectively to secure adequate resources to support the development and to promote the recognition of member institutes. The Aboriginal Institutes’ Consortium was established in 1994 as a forum to address the collective issues impacting its member institutes. The Consortium consists of nine Aboriginal owned and controlled education and training institutions. Aboriginal institutions have successfully delivered post-secondary programs and services in Ontario since 1985 and currently deliver programs to 4000 learners per year. The Consortium is supported by the Chiefs of Ontario to “ensure the existence of free-standing, fully funded, recognized and accredited post-secondary institutions in Ontario;” and “to facilitate and Ontario-wide process toward federal/provincial recognition of Aboriginal controlled post-secondary institutions.” As such, the Consortium has built relationships with and continues to implement strategic initiatives with the federal and provincial governments to advance the recognition and capacity development of Aboriginal institutions. The critical objective of the Consortium is recognition. The concept embodies the full developmental range of institutional capacity including: Institute recognition, program recognition and funding. The consortium plays an instrumental role in driving and in some cases, setting the Aboriginal institutes agenda at regional, national and international levels through the development of strategic relationships and supportive networks. The consortium has succeeded in raising the awareness and profiles of Aboriginal institutions, learners and communities through ongoing advocacy.
Year established:	1994
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	Indigenous communities mandate Aboriginal Institutes in their communities. The nine members of the Aboriginal Institutes Consortium are also recognized by the Province of Ontario, Canada, in regulation as publicly supported postsecondary education institutions. This is following advocacy on behalf of learners at our institutes and for the return of Indigenous control to education as per Article 14 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Each member appoints its head as board members of the Consortium who form its Governance Circle. The Consortium hires an Executive Director to lead its secretariat and to provide services to its members. Each member has a voice at the table and the Governance Circle operates according to Indigenous principles of governance and consensus.
Number and type of members:	The Aboriginal Institutes Consortium is comprised of nine members. They are postsecondary education and training institutions mandated by each of their Indigenous communities or Treaty regions: Anishnabek Education Institute First Nations Technical Institute Iohahiio Akwesasne Adult Education Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute Six Nations Polytechnic Seven Generations Education Institute Ogwehoweh Skills & Trades Training Centre Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Grants from Governments

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