A long list of speakers were on hand for the virtual celebration of the 35th anniversary of FNTI, at Tyendinaga Territory on Wednesday.
FNTI is an Indigenous-owned and governed post-secondary institution on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
It has been delivering post-secondary programs rooted in culture and Indigenous ways of knowing, in partnership with recognized Ontario colleges and universities, for 35 years.
Beginning in winter 2021, FNTI will be delivering its stand-alone Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work program, Ontario’s first degree program credentialed by an Indigenous institute.
Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller congratulated the institute, pointing out its 98% employment rate of its graduates.
“Recently you’ve been providing students bachelor degrees which means you are succeeding in bridging the gap between both worlds in a way that best benefits your students.”
Chief R. Don Maracle congratulated the institute and pointed to its record of “never giving up.”
He praised its record “across the country and around the world.”
MPP for Hastings Lennox and Addington Daryl Kramp, pointed to FNTI as a national leader with graduates from sea to sea.
“Becoming a provincial and now a national leader with alumnae across the country from sea to sea to sea. It has provided a unique and valuable service to our Indigenous community in Hastings Lennox and Addington and nation-wide.”
