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This relationship of mutual recognition and respect is strengthened through WINHEC accreditation. The value of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamigs Anishinabe culture-based education model has been affirmed, it has been recognized by the world. This marks a critical moment in the movement for Anishinabe Control of Anishinabe Education, four decades after the release of the National Indian Brotherhoods policy paper Indian Control of Indian Education. Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is at the forefront of this spiritual movement and we are going strong. We wish to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to the good people of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig for sharing their light with us, expressed Dr. Peter Hanohano, chair of the WINHEC site visit team. We are changed because we learned so much from all of you. We honour the good work that you are doing, and know that there is still much to be done. However, you are lighting the way for us and the rest of the world. Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig offers courses in Anishinabe Studies to students of all backgrounds. For more information please visit www.shingwauku.ca.
Contact: Amy Sayers Administrator/Director of Development & Programming Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig 7 Shingwauk St. Garden River First Nation P6A 6Z8 Phone: 705-942-5069 Fax: 705-942-3947 asayers@shingwauk.ca