Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies | |
Type: | Public comprehensive community college |
Affiliation: | ACCC, CCAA, AUCC, |
President: | Riel Bellegarde |
State: | Saskatchewan |
Country: | Canada |
Students: | 1,345 (2020–2021) |
Free Label: | Sports teams |
Mascot: | Eagle |
Former Name: | Saskatchewan Indian Community College |
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is a First Nations-operated post-secondary institution offering training and educational programs in Saskatchewan, Canada.
SIIT was established in 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Community College, and assumed its present name in 1985. On July 1, 2000, the Saskatchewan government recognized SIIT as a post-secondary institution through the enactment of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Act.
As of 2021, SIIT has three campuses, nine Career Centres, two mobile job connection and training units, and over 35 community learning sites throughout the province.[1]
It is governed by a Board of First Nation Chiefs, Tribal Council appointees and an executive member of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. SIIT also a non profit organization that operates within the provincial post-secondary system.