Established 1984 Postgraduates not available Phone +1 204-953-2800 Colors Blue, Yellow | Undergraduates available Province Manitoba President Doreen Beauchamp | |
Motto Specializing in First Nation & Aboriginal Education and Training Type First Nation owned comprehensive community college Location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Address 480 Madison St, Winnipeg, MB R3J 1J1, Canada Similar University College of the North, Robertson College, Assiniboine Community College, Booth University College, Akitsiraq Law School | ||
Yellowquill College is Manitoba's first First Nations-controlled post-secondary institution. The First Nation owned and operated college was founded in October, 1984, by the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council.
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Governance
The Yellowquill College currently operates under the auspices of the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council. The eight chiefs of the member bands serve as the Board of Directors for Yellowquill College. The College is incorporated both federally and provincially and is a non-profit organization. Yellowquill College is funded by the Manitoba and federal governments, and First Nation Communities in Manitoba and across Canada.
History
Yellowquill College was originally located in the former Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential school on Crescent Road West in Portage la Prairie. Yellowquill College was founded as a manifestation of the 1972 document “Indian Control of Indian Education” by the National Indian Brotherhood/Assembly of First Nations. The college opened with sixteen students. The college has had over 950 graduates in a variety of programs. The college moved in 2000 to Portage Avenue in Winnipeg. It moved to its current location at 340 Assiniboine Avenue in 2003.
Programs
Yellowquill College offers programs in: