Ontario Native Education Counselling Association

Ontario Native Education Counselling Association
Type	Organization

Ontario Native Education Counselling Association is an organization involved in the skilled trades role-model campaign.

In Anishinabek News

• August 2014: The Ontario Native Education Counselling Association advocated against administrative fees charged to First Nations by York University. The organization held a conference where a focus group discussed student funding issues with the Ontario University Student Council.
• March 2016: The organization is expanding its Aboriginal Student Transitions Project by filming virtual tours of post-secondary institutions across Ontario. It partnered with the Ontario School Counsellors Association to provide webinars on career planning for students. The project aims to create a cultural space and provide access for students who cannot afford to travel to different campuses.
• June 2018: The organization hosted its 34th annual conference in Thunder Bay from May 28-30, 2018. The event provided a forum for updates on Indigenous education and workshops to assist counsellors working in communities. Executive director Roxane Manitowabi stated the conference aimed to meet the needs of counsellors to help them do their work in the communities.
• March 2019: The organization developed two Indigenous well-being guides based on a final report regarding the support of First Nations learners. The group gathered educators and counsellors in Sault Ste. Marie to identify the spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional needs of students. The association distributed these resources to First Nations schools and provincial school boards throughout Ontario.
• February 2021: The association partnered with the North Shore Tribal Council to help bring the skilled trades role-model campaign to life.