Welcome to the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning website

This site allows you to interactively explore the elements of the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model (See below for more about the model.).

  • learn how each element in the model relates to First Nations learning

  • Explore what indicators and data can measure success in lifelong learning

  • Help identify alternative indicators needed to measure success

How does this site work?


Explore the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model and its underlying indicators and data:

  • by using the interactive Flash model

  • by navigating directly to the information for the indicator groups (Roots, Trunk, Branches) using the menu above

When using the Flash model:

  • click once for definitions and descriptions about elements of the model

  • double-click an element to go directly to its underlying indicators and information

What is the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model?


The First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model is part of an ongoing initiative—Redefining how Success is Measured in Aboriginal Learning—of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and its Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, and First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations. The objective of this initiative is to develop the tools needed to more accurately measure learning progress for Aboriginal people. More »

Comments and suggestions


If you have any comments or feedback about the model or this site, please let us know.


This online tool has been built using data supplied by various sources such as Statistics Canada, First Nations Longitudinal Regional Health Survey and Industry Canada.

Statistics Canada information is used with the permission of Statistics Canada. Users are forbidden to copy this material and/or redisseminate the data, in an original or modified form, for commercial purposes, without the expressed permission of Statistics Canada. Information on the availability of the wide range of data from Statistics Canada can be obtained from Statistics Canada's Regional Offices, its website at www.statcan.ca , and its toll-free access number 1-800-263-1136.