Seven Generations Education Institute
Post-Secondary Education Department Programs Bursaries

Boozhoo students, please find enclosed guidelines and application procedures for the Sandra Kakeeway Memorial Bursary.

All post-secondary Seven Generations Education Institute students of First Nation descent, whether they are a graduate of spring 2008 or a continuing student are eligible to apply for this bursary.

Please submit your 500 word essay to Seven Generations Education Institute’s Director of Post-Secondary Education by May 11, 2012.  The selection committee will review all essays after this date and the bursary will be awarded at our graduation ceremony in the spring.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Miigwetch.

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Biskaabiyang Bursaries – Fall 2011

Elder Anne Wilson, Manitou Rapids, tells us about Biskaabiyang, remembering and return to your teachings. She tells us that this concept is about remembering who we are. She asks us to take a good look at ourselves and think about how we live our lives. As Anishinaabe people, we have been told to live with Mino Bimaadiziwin, good life teachings. We are to remember our teachings, be respectful of all our relations, honour the Earth, think with a good Anishinaabe mind, basing our actions in Anishinaabe knowledge. Anne tells us, Biskaabiyang, remember your teachings, let go of mainstream habits if you must to remember your Anishinaabe mind. We must remember those who have gone on to the spirit realm, those who lived on the land with the language and teachings and encouraged us to move forward. We must watch those who model these teachings today.

Seven Generations Education Institute is happy to announce that SGEI-PSE students may apply for Biskaabiyang Bursaries. We are offering 21 - $1,000.00 bursaries for students who meet the following criteria and submit an application and essay as follows:

Applicants must:

  • Be a student of Seven Generations Education Institute at the apprenticeship, college or university level, full time or part time;
  • Provide record of attendance for the current semester;
  • Provide record of academic success;
  • Submit the Biskaabiyang Bursary Application form along with a written 3-5 page essay or 10 photos with full captions, remembering an elder who modeled Anishinaabe Mino Bimaadiziwin and influenced your life. Include how you have embraced Biskaabiyang and Mino Bimaadiziwin.

Examples of Elders who helped form SGEI and may be models for you to reflect upon include:

  • Louise Shebagegit, John Kelly
  • Myers Handorgan, Joseph Big George
  • James Leonard, James Horton, Imelda Horton
  • Jim Boshkaykin, Archie Potson, Buddy Friday
  • Bert Yerxa, Richard Lyons, Florence Foy, Douglas Fairbanks
  • Robert Wayash, Allen Henderson, Alfred Henderson, Betty Johnson
  • Marie Ottertail, Mrs. Jourdain
  • Fred Copenace, Moses Tom
  • Randy Councillor, John Jones, Norman Allan
  • May be your grandparents or another relative.

Submissions due:       November 4, 2011

Submit to:         Connie Foster, Registrar, connief@7generations.org  Ph. 807-274-2796

Office Location: Library, 3rd Floor Nanicost Complex

Disbursement:       $500 mid December and $500 early February with attendance

Biskaabiyang Bursary Application Form

Biskaabiyang Bursary Application Form printable version pdf

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The Sandra Kakeeway Memorial Bursary

The Sandra Kakeeway Memorial bursary was established by Seven Generations Education Institute in 2006 in remembrance of Sandra Kakeeway to assist a First Nation student enrolled in a SGEI-PSE program.

Sandra was a respected and committed community leader, whose special interest in and work with young people will long stand as a tribute to her dedication and contribution to improving the quality of life of First Nations people.  Sandra always encouraged the youth with whom she worked to develop to their full potential despite life's obstacles.

Sandra, an Ojibway woman from Washagamis Bay First Nation, was completing her Honours Bachelor of Social Work Degree when she passed away tragically in a car accident in May of 2006. Seven Generations Education Institute and Carleton University were honoured to be a part of her life.

Eligibility:     

To be granted to a First Nation graduating or continuing student of a Seven Generations Education Institute Post Secondary Education program.  Preference will be given to a First Nation student who has volunteered or worked in programs related to violence against women and children, sexual abuse, child welfare, advocacy for youth and children, or addictions. 

Award Value:      Minimum of (1) $500.00

Additional bursaries will be made, dependant on contributions.   

Application process:

Sandra’s personal motto was: “In order to help others, you have to help yourself first.  In order to be well, we need to attend to and nurture ourselves… physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually…these four parts of ourselves give us direction for a healthy lifestyle and a direction for healing.”

Write a 500 word essay outlining how you have attended to yourself physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, demonstrating how you have been living a healthy life and helped others along the way. 

Deadline:   May 11, 2012

Contributions:    SGEI will accept and distribute contributions to this fund so that additional allocations of $500.00 may be made each year.

Submit:     Applications to: Director of Post Secondary Education

            Contributions to: Director of Finance

Seven Generations Education Institute

P.O. Box 297

Fort Frances , ON

P9A 3M6