The First Mile

Supported by the SSHRC-funded First Nations Innovation Project

Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:36 AMLyle Johnson, videoconferencing bridge coordinator for K-Net, discusses the importance of developing online meeting spaces. Read more...

Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:57 PMStudents in Lennox Island produced two excellent First Mile videos about connectivity in their communities! Read more...

Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island

Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:52 PMStudents in Eskasoni produced three excellent First Mile videos about connectivity in their communities! Read more...

Eskasoni, Nova Scotia

Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:38 PMStudents in Elsipogtog produced four excellent First Mile videos about connectivity in their communities! Read more...

Elsipogtog, New Brunswick

Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 04:50 PMSince the development of high speed internet on the Blood reserve in 2007 and the installation of the Supernet, a Province of Alberta initiative to get all Albertans plugged in, with movement toward internet access to homes has been difficult, until now. Read more...

Standoff, Alberta

Friday, 18 November 2011, 03:22 PM Austin Lee accounts for his experience installing the E.L.D.E.R. program on school computers in Deer Lake. He accounts for the potential of the program to make a big impact in communities, as well as the challenges these communities face in finding technical support for their computer systems.  Read more...

Deer Lake, Ontario

Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:18 PM This video showcases aboriginal street artwork in Vancouver. The artists received a permit to create a permanent piece of artwork in a high traffic area of the city. Read more...

Vancouver, British Columbia

Monday, 14 November 2011, 02:43 PM

The Educational Linux Distribution Electronic Resource (ELDER) Project is a grassroots community movement that dedicates itself to providing curriculum ready, user friendly, and supported and most importantly FREE educational software tools for teachers, parents and students.

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, Ontario

Monday, 14 November 2011, 01:29 PM

Using new mediums of communication and social media, youth aim to educate and empower others on the importance of voting. They describe the impact of elections on themselves, and on their communities.

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, -Canada

Monday, 14 November 2011, 01:02 PM Join Caroline Marshall as she tours the data centre in Membertou. This video showcases the importance of Fibre Optic technology in First Nations communities. Read more...

Membertou, Nova Scotia