Doig River – British Columbia Sunday, 19 February 2012, 12:28 PM By Dr. Kate Hennessy, Making Culture Lab, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University I had the pleasure of spending last weekend in Fort St. John, B.C. working with former Doig River First Nation chief Garry Oker and SFU PhD Candidate Rob[…]
Saugeen – Ontario Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:39 PM Pamela Machimity is a grade 12 student at KiHS in Saugeen. She just finished her First Mile video! Flash video Click to watch ‘The Internet’ Craig Gray is an ICT worker and a recent graduate of KiHS in Saugeen. He worked with KiHS students, teacher Kevin[…]
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[…]
Slate Falls First Nation – Ontario Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:52 AM By Wes Angees, Band Technician, Slate Falls First Nation, Ontario, with Rob McMahon Wes Angees won’t be out of a job any time soon. That’s because he’s the band technician for Slate Falls. He keeps the local phones running, connects people to the[…]
Sioux Lookout – Ontario Friday, 27 January 2012, 02:04 PM Submitted by Lyle Johnson, KO-KNET Recently, some news articles have come out around the safety and security of VideoConferencing Systems. See for example these stories: Most Video Conferencing Systems Are Vulnerable to Hackers on Mashable Cameras May Open Up the Board Room to Hackers from[…]
Hay River – Northwest Territories Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:42 PM Setting up Skype for Community Meetings By Henry Tambour, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, with Rob McMahon is a member of the . Henry Tambour works as the band’s network technician. He is helping build the community’s new fibre optic network. He also helps set up[…]
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[…]
View from the bridge: Videoconferencing Sioux Lookout – Ontario Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:36 AM By Lyle Johnson, videoconferencing bridge coordinator, K-Net, Keewaytinook Okimakanak This story is adapted from a VideoCom research paper (#50) about Videoconferencing for First Nations Community-Controlled Education, Health and Development. The full paper has been accepted for publication in the Electronic[…]
Elsipogtog – New Brunswick Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:38 PM Students in Elsipogtog produced four excellent First Mile videos about connectivity in their communities! Click to watch Global Community Click to watch Why Not!? Click to watch Smart Phone Click to watch Your Brain on Fibre Optics Find out more Videos produced through the Atlantic[…]
Eskasoni – Nova Scotia Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:52 PM Students in Eskasoni produced three excellent First Mile videos about connectivity in their communities! Click to watch What do YOU do on the Internet? Click to watch Princess Pageant Click to watch Nothing [Making of] Find out more Videos produced through the Atlantic Canada First[…]