Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre

Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre
Motto Akwesasne Adult Education
Type Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution.
Established 1985
President Vincenette Cook
Undergraduates university, and continuing education students
Location Cornwall Island (Kawehno:ke) Box 579 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada K6K 5T3
Campus reserve Akwesasne Territory
Affiliations Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Quebec Native Affairs, St. Lawrence College, Ontario
Website akwesasne.ca

Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre (IAAEC) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution for the Mohawks of Akwesasne.

Aboriginal institutes partner with colleges and universities to offer students degree programs, apprenticeships, certificate programs and diploma programs. IAAEC was founded to provide greater access to post-secondary education for Aboriginal peoples. IAAEC delivers post-secondary programs approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The educational curriculum was adapted to meet the needs of Aboriginal learners to ensure it reflects community needs, cultural heritage and identity. IAAEC is a strong advocate of lifelong learning - evident in its initiatives to raise Aboriginal student entry into post-secondary education through educational programs offered at the elementary and secondary level.

History

Since 1993, Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre has offered college and university programs through agreements with public colleges and universities such as St. Lawrence College.

In 2006, the Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre introduced masonry, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical trades training.[1]

IAAEC Mohawk creation story murals and sculpture

In 2009-11 Tammy King, Natasha Thompson and Inez Cook Patterson, who were students in the two year Fine Arts Diploma course, painted a series of seven murals in the IAAEC entrance way telling the Mohawk Creation story, which is built around the central figure of Sky Woman. Sandra Taylor Hedges, an instructor of painting and drawing at IAAAEC, incorporated a sculpture of Sky Woman into the sky light above the murals in 2011.[2]

Mission

The Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre mission is

Partnerships

Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre offers programs and courses of study in partnership with all levels of government; commissions; industries; commerce and other education and training institutions.

Programs offered

The Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre is a community-based agency providing adults with tutoring in Literacy and Basic Skills, in a culturally sensitive manner to increase their academic skills for entry into higher level of education and/or to obtain employment. The programs offered include:

College

College diploma courses at Iohahi:io include:

Continuing Education

Secondary School and Homework Support

Scholarships & Bursaries

The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation.

References

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