MISSION STATEMENT

Shingwauk University Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Studies will become a post secondary educational institute within the seven Anishnawbek First Nations along the North Shore of Lake Huron, dedicated to the vision of Chief Shingwauk and the original mandate of the site under the Shingwauk Trust. To deliver holistic learning that advance Anishinaabe people and other students of native heritage. Shingwauk University Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Studies will be committed to the fulfilling the Shingwauk Education Trust Mandate to carry on educational programs for Anishinaabe people and other students of native heritage in order to increase knowledge respecting teaching methods, teaching skills and teaching aids through research, education and publication and distribution of books, papers, reports, periodicals, and pamphlets.

GOALS

The Goals of SET have not changed when the Shingwauk vision was created in 1875 and we continue to strive to meet the goals for success of the Shingwauk University Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Studies student.

1. To provide opportunities for the educational development of Anishinaabe people and other students of native heritage.
2. To deliver educational, social, cultural, and economic development programs designed to advance aboriginal people.
3. To initiate cooperative educational programs of cross-cultural education between Anishinaabe people and others.