Occupying a large room filled with completed and in-progress projects as well as the equipment needed to do them, the Makerspace is a part of Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) …
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News: Indigenous post-secondary institutes welcome provincial funding
Ontario’s $57 million over three years will lead to “long-term stability, sustainability, and growth.” …
Living the Present: What SGEI’s 40-year history looks like today
We at Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) celebrated our 40th year of operation in 2025! SGEI is governed by a board of directors, made up of representatives from 10 local First Nation …
Honouring the Past: Reflecting on SGEI’s 40 Years
We at Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) celebrated our 40th year of operation in 2025! Originally known as the Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority (RLOEA), the organization was formed through a series of Band Council Resolutions (BCRs). …
Wellness over willpower: ditching resolutions and choosing balance this January
By mid-January, many of us are already quietly renegotiating the promises we made to ourselves just two weeks earlier. The gym schedule is feeling overly ambitious, the food plan has …
How SGEI and other local organizations help families in need over the holidays
Lisa Angus has worked at Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) for 13 years. Well before she started, SGEI and the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) began partnering to adopt Fort Frances families in need over the holiday season. Angus …
News: Teenage dreams of paramedicine
18-year-old Isabelle “Izzy” Meeks is not your average teenager. She embraces the adrenaline rush that comes with flickering ambulance lights and sirens and the idea of heading into the unknown …
How SGEI’s Anishinaabemowin revitalization program is developing speakers who are more than just conversationally comfortable
“It’s a good thing to carry the language, but it’s a great thing to also carry the heart and soul of the language,” said SGEI Anishinaabemowin educator Robert Animikii Horton. …
SGEI supports Kenora Thistles player through secondary schooling
This offseason, there was a risk that the U18 Kenora Thistles program would fold due to a lack of coaches and volunteers. They had been part of the Manitoba U18 …
Press Release: Seven Generations Education Institute Receives $10 Million Strategic Gift from Mastercard Foundation to Support the Continuous Advancement of First Nation-Led Education
FORT FRANCES, ON: Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is honoured to announce a $10 million gift from the Mastercard Foundation, building on the Foundation’s EleV Program. This investment supports SGEI …