Anishinabek Education System Receives Funding

Ottawa is providing more than $20 million a year to support Anishinabek Education System (AES) infrastructure and governance.   

Officials with the Kinoomaadziwin Education Body (KEB) and the Government of Canada announced the funding on Friday.  

They say it will help ensure communities, including approximately 2,000 students, have the resources they need to succeed while remaining connected to Anishinabek culture and language. 

“The Anishinabek Education System First Nations have been largely operating and supporting their education system though programs and services funding,” says Nancy O’Donnell, KEB Director of Education.  “The increased allocation of governance funding creates more opportunities for the First Nations to hire key education positions and to utilize all programs and services funding for initiatives that directly benefit Anishinabek students.” 

Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says all kids deserve a world-class education, and Indigenous communities know best how to deliver that for their students.   

“This federal funding will support and improve self-governing education,” Anandasangaree says.  “In partnership with Kinoomaadziwin Education Body, we are making sure that Anishinabek Education System (AES) schools are in the best shape to support 2000 students.” 

The Kinoomaadziwin Education Body serves 23 of the 39 Anishinabek First Nations in Ontario.   

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