The Five Pillars or Sector Approach (Traditional Knowledge and Language Sector, Lands and Resources Sector, Economic Sector, Social Sector and Corporate Sector) By Don Maki and Jason Woodman Simmonds There are six bands in the Ktunaxa Nation. Four are located in what is now British Columbia, Canada, and the two others are now in the[…]
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[…]
Fibre-optic broadband infrastructure supports a variety of digital applications — including community-based media projects. In Quebec, the First Nations Education Council partnered with a variety of organizations toinstall broadband in 13 of their 22 member First Nations communities. These networks enable members of those communities to distribute and share digital media . Permanent Studios is[…]
Vancouver – British Columbia Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:23 PM Beat Nation and grunt gallery : Hip Hop as Indigenous Culture, based in Vancouver B.C., is a virtual community featuring young Aboriginal artists from across Canada, the United States, and South America with one First Nations artist, Ron Harris (Ostwelve), connecting his work with Indigenous[…]
– Quebec Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:25 PM By Kerri Gibson Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have great potential to compliment and support the education of our future generations. Fortunately, there are high quality educational programs available that help train individuals, and teachers in particular, on how to creatively integrate ICT into classrooms. The Masters[…]
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[…]