Youth ICT 2012 – Project Videos on Community Technology

Northern Ontario – Nunavut Monday, 27 February 2012, 04:58 PM KO-KNET’s Cal Kenny and Angie Morris mentored a group of youth video producers from communities across northern Ontario. After a ‘boot camp’ held in Thunder Bay, project participants brainstormed, scripted, filmed and edited videos. Their videos explored different aspects of technology in their communities. Project[…]

New Website for Community Cable Plant Technicians

Sioux Lookout – Ontario Thursday, 23 February 2012, 11:59 AM By Cal Kenny, Multimedia Producer, K-Net Services with Rob McMahon A free online resource is now available for all community cable plant technicians. The website features forums about operating and maintaining a cable plant. It also features troubleshooting tips, videos and support. Visit the Cable[…]

DiabeTEXTS: Innovative Diabetes Community Management

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[…]

Keewaytinook Internet High School

Keewaytinook Internet High School One innovative program in northern Ontario enables local First Nations students to stay in their home communities while attending high school. Keewaytinook Internet High School, or KiHS, uses ICTs to support community-based learning in classrooms across the northern part of the province. View a recent (October 2011) about KiHS:   VIDEO[…]

Permanent Studios

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[…]

Aboriginal Hip Hop Culture

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[…]

Dear Elders

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[…]