The First Mile

Supported by the SSHRC-funded First Nations Innovation Project

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Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 02:36 PM Slate Falls First Nation is one of the 26 communities involved with the Northwestern Ontario Broadband Expansion Initiative to construct a Bell Aliant fibre network. Slate Falls recently switched from a satellite connection to a new fibre optic connection. In this video, community members talk about the importance of broadband to the operations of the community. They also address the importance of offering services at the local level in order to keep money within the community. Read more...

Slate Falls First Nation, Ontario

Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 02:19 PM North Spirit Lake is one of the communities that have adopted the e-Community model. This video addresses the importance of e-Community, and looks at how North Spirit Lake has put e-Community into practice. Read more...

North Spirit Lake, Ontario

Saturday, 8 December 2012, 08:48 PMSaugeen Driftwood is the name of Saugeen First Nation's Fibre Optic broadband network. Prior to the installation of the new network, Saugeen was only able to access low-speed DSL with a connection speed of 1mb/s, and many homes outside the main village were only able to access 56kb/s dialup. Now, each home has access to about 60mb/s.  Read more...

Saugeen First Nation, Ontario

Saturday, 8 December 2012, 08:01 PM@YourSide Colleague is a knowledge-sharing platform provided by the First Nations, Inuit and Metis (FNIM) program at Saint Elizabeth to health care providers working in FNIM communities across Canada. The program provides access to 11 internet based professional development courses at no cost to providers working for or with FNIM communities. It is used by more than 1300 health care workers in over 350 communities and organizations across Canada, and that number continues to grow.  Read more...

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Monday, 22 October 2012, 04:21 PM

Watch the presentation given by Lyle Fabian from K'atl'odeeche First Nation (KFN) on October 11, 2012 at the Pathways to Prosperity Conference, which focused on issues of northern governance and economic development in the Northwest Territories. His presentation looks at his community's plans for a locally owned and operated fibre optic network.

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K'atlodeeche First Nation, Northwest Territories

Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 11:50 AM

The First Nations Digital Jam was a 48-hour workshop held in Alert Bay, B.C. This event partnered aboriginal youth from Namgis First Nation with students from the Masters of Digital Media program in Vancouver. Through this workshop, the youth learned valuable game design skills. 

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Alert Bay, British Columbia, British Columbia

Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 11:25 AM

Cowichan Tribes developed the Mustimuhw cEMR system to fit specifically within the Aboriginal context of a First Nations Health Centre. It allows for collaboration between community members and the health care team in achieving health care goals.

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Cowichan Tribes, British Columbia

Friday, 21 September 2012, 06:59 PMIn 2007, the Seabird Island Band launched a wireless broadband network to provide services to their community members. Seabird Wi-fi is fully owned and operated by the band, and receives no external funding. It connects local services such as health and education. It also provides community members with access to low cost broadband services. Read more...

Agassiz, British Columbia

Friday, 21 September 2012, 05:33 PMThe Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) recently established the Manitoba First Nations Technology Council (MFNTC). This new organization consolidates broadband advocacy work to enhance the voice of Manitoba’s First Nations with regards to technology development in the province. Read more...

Manitoba, Manitoba