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Keewaytinook Okimakanak is Industry Canada's First Nations SchoolNet program Regional Management Organization for Ontario. One initiative undertaken by this program is  to promote and increase the amount and quality of Aboriginal learning resources for First Nation schools. Keewaytinook Okimakanak is working with a number of other First Nation organizations to support the production and access to new on-line resources.

Partnerships have been established with five organizations. The sixth initiative involves the development and delivery of the Grade 8 Supplementary Science, Math and English courses (see http://g8.firstnationschools.ca). The five other projects and their lead organizations are:

1. Virtual Career Fair and Opportunities (with an emphasis on Engineering and Science) lead by the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (Toronto and Thunder Bay offices). Click here for more information about this project.
   
2. First Nations On-line News and Information Project lead by Wawatay Native Communications Society with offices in Sioux  Lookout and Moose Factory. Click here for more information about this project.
   
3. Aboriginal e-Learning Child and Youth Health Portal Project lead by Noojmowin-Teg Health Centre on Manitoulin Island. Click here for more information about this project.
   
4. First Nations Language and Academic Curriculum materials lead by the Seven Generations Education Institute in Fort Frances.
   
5. Youth Suicide Prevention On-line Project lead by Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and the NAN Decade for Youth team.

Everyone is invited to visit http://firstnationschools.ca to learn more about some of the other work being undertaken by the team working with the First  Nation schools across Ontario.