Whitehorse – Yukon Friday, 3 February 2012, 11:56 AM By Jo-Anne Gatey, Videoconferencing Coordinator, Council of Yukon First Nations A few years ago the department of Health & Social Services (HSS) of the Yukon Government (YG) provided each Health Centre in the communities of the Yukon with Telehealth video conferencing. As timely access to appropriate[…]
DiabeTEXTS: Innovative Diabetes Community Management Keewaytinook Okimakanak Communities – Ontario Monday, 2 January 2012, 12:44 PM By Michael Mak Living with diabetes makes great educational demands on a family. The support and involvement of children and parents alike plays a central role in the management of the disease. The availability of mobile phones is increasingly[…]
New Beat Nation Video on YouTube – street art in Vancouver Vancouver – British Columbia Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:18 PM Watch a new video of street art by Corey Bulpitt and Larissa Healey (aka gurl23) on the Beat Nation TV site. This mural is at the Granville St Bridge in Vancouver, painted in June[…]
Membertou – Nova Scotia Monday, 14 November 2011, 01:02 PM Join Caroline Marshall from Membertou for a video tour of the Membertou Data Centre, located in the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre in Nova Scotia. The video highlights the importance of connectivity in First Nations communities. Learn more about Membertou and other Atlantic Canada First[…]
Keewaytinook Mobile Sioux Lookout – Ontario Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:02 AM Keewaytinook Mobile (KM) is the new First Nation-owned telecom group delivering GSM cellular and data services in remote and rural communities across northern Ontario. The KM consortium is working in partnership with Keewaytinook Okimakanak’s Kuhkenah Network (K-Net) and other partners to develop this[…]
Kanhiote Public Library Tyendinaga – Ontario Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:25 AM By Kevin Maracle, First Nations Technical Institute, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory The Kanhiote Library was connected to the Internet via a full time dialup line in 1999 as part of First Nation Technical Institute (FNTI) CAP project funding. At the time FNTI had two[…]
The Eeyou Communications Network/Réseau de Comunications Eeyou by Hyman Glustein and Alfred Loon Eeyou Communications Network/Réseau de Comunications Eeyou is a regional fibre-optic network serving all Eeyou Istchee communities and towns in the James Bay region. Owned by the Cree Regional Authority and the Cree School Board in partnership with neighbouring non-Aboriginal townships and school[…]
Supporting Education in Saskatchewan By Randy Johns, KCDC CEO and Brenda La Roque-Hill, KCDN Manager Keewatin Career Development Corporation has been working with schools for over 15 years. In that time, we have come to understand the challenges faced by teachers to find relevant and engaging learning resources for their students. We launched KCDN –[…]
Fort Severn – Ontario Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:36 AM Visit the Fort Severn First Nation Technology Showcase to learn the history of communications in that community: both before and after the Internet became available. Fort Severn First Nation operates a community-based local broadband infrastructure and connectivity model that highlights some of the challenges in[…]
Northern Quebec – Manitoba Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:39 AM The Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN) is an example of a jointly managed, inter-provincial partnership between First Nations and Inuit communities in northern Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. Despite the very different contexts of these organizations, in one key informant’s words, through NICSN, “we are[…]