CICan 2018 Indigenous Education Symposium, Wendake, QC, October 15-16, 208 Leadership perspectives indigenous institutes consortium

1. W h o i s N V I T
Students
Elders
Community
Employees
• Founded by 5 First Nations Bands in the Nicola
Valley (1983);
• Public Post-Secondary Institution (1995);
• 2 Campuses: Merritt / Burnaby (2007);
• Indigenous Mandate;
• Deliver courses in approx. 35 FN communities each
year;
• First Nations Board of Governors
• Elders Council
• 80% Indigenous students
• 60% Indigenous employees

2. Top 10 Lessons Learned
• Elders
• Student Supports
• Partnerships
• Internal Team
• The Fight for Legitimacy
The Home of Aboriginal Public
Post-Secondary Education in BC
• Competition
• First Nations Leadership
• Economics
• To Share or not to Share
• Chasing – Always Chasing