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A New Beginning A New Beginning Our IdentIty | our well-beIng | Our cOmmunItIes | our future Annual Report 2009 - 2010 The Story of a New Beginning Long ago, the world was nothing but water. There were only birds and animals. One day, a woman fell from the sky and landed on a giant turtle. The woman had to stay on the turtle because she had nowhere else to go. She asked the animals if they could dive down to the depths of the water and get a piece of the earth for her. The woman said she would take the piece of earth and create land on which everyone could live. The loon made the first attempt and was under the water for a long time. When the loon returned to the surface, he had nothing. Next, the beaver tried, but he also returned with nothing. Then the muskrat wanted to try. All the animals laughed at him because of his small size. They thought that he too would fail. But the woman said he could try. The muskrat dove straight down into the water. He stayed under the water for a long time, longer than the rest of the animals. As he dove deeper, the water became dark. He did not know which way was up. Above the water, the other animals waited. Finally, the muskrat slowly surfaced, barely alive. In his little paw he held some earth. The woman took the earth from his paw and placed it on the turtle’s back. This is how the land was created. Our Logo The Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Logo symbolizes the beginning of a new life for those who pursue an education to improve their lives. Our logo was designed by Alvin R. S. Fiddler of Sioux Lookout, Ontario and is based on a story he heard as a child. The tree represents the beauty and life that the land has given. The turtle represents the potential of an individual to take something simple like a little clump of dirt and turn it into something wonderful. Contents Message from the Chairperson ...................................................................................... 2 Message from the Executive Director .............................................................................. 3 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 4 Partnership Agreements ................................................................................................ 5 Programs ..................................................................................................................... 7 Post Secondary Programs 2009-2010 ............................................................................. 7 Continuing Education Programs ....................................................................................10 Program Advisory Committees ......................................................................................12 Program Delivery Format .............................................................................................12 Online Education / Distance Education ..........................................................................13 Student Success Initiative ..............................................................................................14 Professional Development .............................................................................................15 Projects .......................................................................................................................16 Projects to be Implemented In 2010-2011 .......................................................................16 Recruitment at a Glance - 3 stages ................................................................................17 Communications and Consultations ...............................................................................18 Human Resources ........................................................................................................20 Organizational Structure ..............................................................................................21 Governance ................................................................................................................22 Affiliations Of The Institute ............................................................................................23 Financial Statements ................................................................................................... 24 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................26 Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institutes Annual Report design and layout by: corporategraphics.ca 1 Message from the Chairperson Boo Shoo! Wacheeyeh! On behalf of the Governing Council, I respectfully submit the Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute Annual Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. As we mark the 100th anniversary of Treaty 5, we at Oshki-Pimache-O- Win are also celebrating many outstanding milestones we have achieved in providing programs and services to our students and building capacity for our communities throughout Nishnawbe Aski Nation and region. We continue to grow by leaps and bounds – over the past six years we have attained six-fold growth in post secondary programs and thirteen- fold growth in student numbers. We taught 80 students over the past year and expect to increase our student numbers to over 100 this upcoming year as we continue to offer an ever increasing number of programs. We also graduated about 40 students this past year and expect to graduate ever increasing numbers of students in the years to come. As well, we continue to develop and introduce new programs in partnership with Northern Ontario’s post secondary institutions – Lakehead University, Negahneewin College of Academic and Community Development at Confederation College, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sault College and Wabnode Institute at Cambrian College. This year we are again following through on our annual commitment to meet with our Chiefs at NAN’s Keewaywin Conference. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Treaty 5, we want to emphasize our commitment to building a stronger foundation for the future through the Chiefs’ vision of appropriate and accessible post secondary education and training for our people, a future which holds tremendous potential for stronger communities, individuals and leaders. While we work at achieving continued success, building sustainable funding for our culturally relevant and meaningful First Nations post secondary education and training model remains our major goal. OSHKI is committed to providing increased services to our 49 NAN communities through our distinctive First Nations approach of passing on skills, traditions, knowledge and values to our students, which requires extraordinary funding due to their location across the northern two-thirds of Ontario, with 34 communities accessible only by air. On behalf of the Governing Council, I thank all Council members, our Executive Director, and all staff, instructors and students for their outstanding achievements over the past year. We also thank Nishnawbe Aski Nation for their political support and look forward to achieving additional milestones in the future. Regards, Joseph Gagnon 2 Message from the Executive Director As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Treaty 5, Oshki-Pimache-O-Win looks forward to educating future generations of Nishnawbe Aski Nation citizens for new beginnings that include a greater range of opportunities in their communities, across the region and country. Over the past six years we have experienced tremendous growth, with a six-fold increase in post secondary programs through partnerships with Northern Ontario’s post secondary institutions, a thirteen-fold increase in student numbers and an outstanding increase in post secondary graduates. We are committed to providing our people with the knowledge and qualifications required to improve their own communities as well as compete in the competitive job market outside their communities. We need more financial resources and investments to continue increasing our programs, student numbers and graduates. Over the past year we have raised awareness of our successful programs and services. In April 2009, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs came to OSHKI; the President of Cambrian College and the Chair of Wabnode Institute were also very impressed with our programs and services during a two-day visit this past January. In September 2009, we introduced the new Social Services Worker – Native Specialization program in partnership with Sault College. In order to continue addressing the growing needs of our community members, we need to provide more programs and services. We want to ensure a higher quality of life for our people as well as access to well paying jobs. Student retention and success is important to us. This coming year we will introduce the Elders on Campus program as part of our Student Success Initiative which offers a range of student services that include one-on- one tutorial support, peer support and orientation services at the beginning of each program. These support services have enabled our students to achieve success and graduate in increasing numbers, from three graduates in 2006 to about 40 in June 2009, including over 30 post secondary graduates. We continue to provide community members with academic upgrading through a community-based General Education Development program to help address the 70 percent high school dropout rate. We are looking to offer more four and five semester college programs in the coming years
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