Sioux Lookout – Ontario Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:05 PM In Memory of Lorraine Kenny (1955-2010) Honouring those whose journey on this earth is over is an important traditional value respected by First Nations. When Lorraine Kenny’s work was completed on this earth, her family decided to honour her memory by making the Raising the[…]
Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telemedicine (KOTM), operated under the Northern Chiefs Tribal Council in northwestern Ontario, is a success story of a community-led and community-driven telehealth initiative. KOTM offers a wide array of services, of which telemental health is one. KOTM has used videoconferencing for telepsychiatry since 2002, and was involved in a ground-breaking telepsychiatry project in[…]
Dear Elders – -Atlantic Region Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:13 PM Dear Elders, Atlantic Region The Kisiku’k Wklusuwaqnmuow or Dear Elders Project is an ongoing video archive of Mi’kmaq Elders from First Nations communities in Atlantic Canada, including: Eskasoni; Indian Brook; Lennox Island; Membertou; Eel Ground; Bear River; and Wekoqmaq to name a few. Kisiku’k[…]
Keewatin Academy of Information Technology La Ronge – Saskatchewan Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:38 PM By Nick Daigneault and Jason Woodman Simmonds The Keewatin Academy of Information Technology (KAIT) was formed in 2003 and was formally known as the First Nations SchoolNet Academy. A division of the Keewatin Career Development Corporation (KCDC) and partner with[…]