First Mile Presentations

Links to First Mile presentations, including presentations from other indigenous communities working to secure community ownership and management of broadband and digital technologies.

Presentation to Keewaytin Career Development Corporation Youth ICT Conference

Rob McMahon

Presentation to Keewaytin Career Development Corporation Youth ICT Workshop. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (via Skype), March 5, 2013.

This presentation was remotely delivered by the First Mile to Youth ICT participants at the Cisco Networking Academy Conference held March 4-5, in First Nations communities in Saskatchewan. This session covered the First Mile concept and presented examples of First Mile videos.

We invited participants to contribute their own First Mile story in a blog post or video.

PowerPoint slides for this presentation are available here.

Arctic Issues Online (Connectivity in Nunavut)

Rachel Peterson. Arctic Issues On-line: Social media, Research, Networking and Branding. Remotely delivered presentation at the Arctic Frontiers conference. Tromsø, Norway. January 23, 2013.

Rachel Peterson is a 2012-2013 Thomas J. Watson Fellow. She is researching how indigenous peoples harness new forms of technology to further their rights, cultural expression, and sovereignty. One of her field sites is the village of Igloolik in Nunavut.

• Visit Rachel's blog, Global Native Networks

• Watch Rachel's presentation on connectivity in Nunavut

First Mile at Community Informatics Research Conference

First Mile at CIRN Conference in Italy

Tim Whiteduck. Democratic Ideals Meet Reality: Developing Locally Owned and Managed Broadband Networks and ICT Services in Rural and Remote First Nations in Quebec and Canada. Keynote Presentation at the Community Informatics Research (CIRN) conference. Prato, Italy, November 9, 2012.

This keynote paper documents how First Nations are part of a complex web of relationships and networks that share information, resources and learning related to broadband and Information Communication Technologies (ICT).

Tim's powerpoint presentation at the conference can be accessed here.

Download the full paper, co-written with the VideoCom research partners.

Presentation to Keewaytin Career Development Corporation Youth ICT Workshop

Rob McMahon and John Pantherbone. WMP video Presentation to Keewaytin Career Development Corporation Youth ICT Workshop. Saskatchewan (via Adobe Connect), October 17, 2012.

This presentation was the first of two sessions remotely delivered by the First Mile to Youth ICT participants in First Nations communities in Saskatchewan. This session covered the First Mile concept and involved discussions about First Mile videos (including a presentation of John's short documentary about the Blood Tribe/Kanai Community Network).

The second presentation (archived session unavailable) was held November 29, 2012. It was led by Seattle-based documentary filmmaker Sandy Cioffi. Sandy provided an overview of documentary storytelling, and provided many resources for First Mile video producers. These resources are available here.

First Mile at BC-NET

First Mile at BC-NET 2012.

First Mile Partners. Putting the Last Mile First - Re-framing Broadband Development in First Nations Communities. Presentation (in person and via videoconference) during the BC-NET 2012 Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2, 2012.

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Presentation to Northern Communications and Information Systems Working Group

First Mile presentation to Northern Communications and Information Systems Working Group.

First Mile Partners. What is the 'First Mile'?. Presentation and Discussion during the Northern Communications and Information Systems Working Group meeting [via videoconference]. Whitehorse, Yukon, May 2, 2012.

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First Mile at ICT Summit

First Mile Partners. What is the 'First Mile'?. Presentation during the First Nations ICT Summit 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia, February 24, 2012.

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AFN E-Communities at ICT Summit

Here's a link to the AFN ICT Working Group presentation on the First Nations e-Community Strategy. Workshop during the First Nations ICT Summit.
Vancouver, British Columbia, February 24, 2012.

First Mile at FCAT Forum, SFU

Rob McMahon and John Pantherbone, on behalf of First Mile Partners. What is the 'First Mile'?. Presentation during the Faculty of Art, Communication and Technology Forum 2012. Indigenous Research and Collaboration Panel.
Vancouver, British Columbia, February 22, 2012.

Presentation to Ontario Youth ICT Video Producers

Rob McMahon and John Pantherbone. What is the ‘First Mile’? and Sharing your First Mile videos. Presentation to Ontario Youth ICT Video Producers. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Feb. 15, 2012.

Presentation during the Telecom 2011 Conference to launch the Eeyou Communications Network/Reseau de Communications Eeyou

Rob McMahon, on behalf of First Mile Partners. The 'First Mile' Approach to First Nations Broadband Development in Canada. Presentation during the Telecom 2011 Conference to launch the Eeyou Communications Network/Reseau de Communications Eeyou. Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, June 8, 2011.

Digital Divides and the "First Mile": Framing First Nations Broadband Development in Canada

Rob McMahon, Richard Smith, Susan O'Donnell, Jason Woodman Simmonds, Brian Walmark, and Brian Beaton. (2011) Digital Divides and the "First Mile": Framing First Nations Broadband Development in Canada. Canadian Communication Association, Fredericton, June 2, 2011.

SSHRC Event: Research on the Digital Economy

Richard Smith, on behalf of First Mile Partners. Putting the ‘Last-Mile’ First: Re-framing Broadband Development in First Nations and Inuit Communities. Presentation on the 2011 Research on the Digital Economy event co-hosted by NRC-IIT and SSHRC. Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 31, 2011.

Graeme Overton, Maori Claim for Spectrum as a Treaty Right

Graeme Overton, Maori Claim for Spectrum as a Treaty Right. March 30, 2011. Hosted by the First Nations Technology Council in B.C.

Presentation to Digital Hui 2011: Digital Maori Forum 2.0

Rob McMahon, Kevin Burton, and Heather Bohn on behalf of First Mile partners. Putting the ‘last-mile’ first: Re-framing Broadband Developing in First Nations and Inuit Communities. Digital Hui 2011: Digital Maori Forum 2.0. (February 24, 2011). Te Wananga o Aotearoa Hamilton (presentation delivered via videoconference).

Chief Matthew Kakekaspan: Putting the 'last-mile' First

Chief Matthew Kakekaspan from Fort Severn First Nation: Putting the 'last-mile' First. Hosted by Fort Severn First Nation. Speech during the launch of the 'Putting the 'last-mile' First report.

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National videoConference launching the Putting the 'last-mile' First research report

First Mile Project Team. National videoConference launching the Putting the 'last-mile' First research report. November 2010.