The First Mile

Supported by the SSHRC-funded First Nations Innovation Project

Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:25 AM The new Community Access Program (CAP) area is handicap accessible and currently consists of 9 computers and a printer. It is well used daily and also has wireless access for members of the community that have their own laptops. The wireless access is also used quite a bit after hours, from the parking lot!  Read more...

Tyendinaga, Ontario

Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:02 AM Keewaytinook Mobile (KM) is the new First Nation-owned telecom group delivering GSM cellular and data services in remote and rural communities across northern Ontario. The KM consortium is working in partnership with Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah Network (K-Net) and other partners to develop this service. Read more...

Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:00 AMThe Ktunaxa Nation Network was created by the member communities in the Ktunaxa Nation, which worked to overcome enormous challenges and build local capacity during the development process. There was no business case for private sector companies to build infrastructure to the involved communities, and so the Network was developed and built by the Nation in a demonstration of a community-based, First Mile-driven process. Read more...

Kootenay Region, British Columbia

Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 10:52 AMOne 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. Read more...

Balmertown, Ontario

Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:41 AM Keewatin Career Development Corporation has been working with schools for over 15 years. In that time, they have worked to understand the challenges faced by teachers to find relevant and engaging learning resources for students. Read more...

La Ronge, Saskatchewan

Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:39 AMThe 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. Read more...

Northern Quebec, Manitoba

Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:38 AM 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. It provides a full range of IP services including Internet transit (wholesale) services and defines its mission as "new technology with a social mission." Read more...

James Bay, Quebec

Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:36 AMFort Severn First Nation operates a community-based local broadband infrastructure and connectivity model that highlights some of the challenges in sustainable management. Read more...

Fort Severn, Ontario

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:38 PMThe Keewatin Academy of Information Technology (KAIT) was formed in 2003 and was formally known as the First Nations SchoolNet Academy. KAIT’s training is done primarily through distance education using videoconferencing units and “e-learning platforms such as Adobe Connect and Elluminate” but face-to-face training options are also available. Read more...

La Ronge, Saskatchewan

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:37 PMIn order to protect and restore the health of their traditional lands, the people of Natoaganeg have partnered with GeoConnections under the Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI). Natoaganeg is able to combine the use of GIS and GPS technologies with traditional knowledge of plant and animal life in their territory. Read more...

Eel Ground, New Brunswick