Victoria, BC - Victoria-based Animikii announced today a relationship with the Indigenous Learning Company ("ILC") to deliver web-based learning materials for Indigenous groups worldwide. Animikii, with its extensive web-based experience working with Native organizations and government agencies, is providing ILC with a wide range of value-added services. "We're able to provide ILC with a turnkey service that includes the design and organization of their learning portal, right down to the music kids will hear when they access the site," said Animikii founder and CEO Jeff Ward. "This is a terrific opportunity for Animikii to reach a much wider Aboriginal audience -- ILC plans to deploy its web-based learning solutions for Native users in the USA very soon, then in Latin America, Asia, and Africa -- and of course across Canada. We're delighted to play an important role in making all this happen," Ward concluded.
The Indigenous Learning Company is a Native-owned and controlled web-based educational publishing company designed to create and distribute outstanding online learning resources to Native students and their teachers, across North America and around the world. ILC is based in Alberta’s Siksika First Nation, with offices in Kaslo, British Columbia, and Spokane, Washington. ILC CEO Randy Morse noted the tremendous need for new learning solutions for Native students. "There are over a half billion Indigenous people on the planet," Morse said. "In many countries, they represent the most rapidly growing segment of the population. Yet they consistently rank among the poorest groups, with very disappointing educational results. Something has to change -- drastically, and right now. That's our mandate, to provide a 21st century education for the world's Native students, and at the same time outstanding support for their teachers. We're so happy to have Animikii as our partners in this undertaking. They have an impressive record of achievement working with Aboriginal groups, and also have great experience working on web-based educational programs," the ILC boss added.
Animikii Inc. is led by Métis entrepreneur Jeff Ward and provides its clients with a wide range of web expertise in areas such as website design, web application development and web hosting. Based in Victoria, British Columbia, they have clients from across North America, notably Silicon Valley, Vancouver Island, Edmonton, and Ottawa. Animikii is proudly an Aboriginal owned and operated business.