The First Mile

Supported by the SSHRC-funded First Nations Innovation Project

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:34 PMThe Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has partnered with the University of Winnipeg, Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre of Excellence, Broadband Communications North, Information and Communication Technologies Association of Manitoba, Clear Concepts and the Federal Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to coordinate and implement the First Nations Information and Communications Technology Diploma. Read more...

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:33 PMFNEC has built on the videoconferencing capabilities of the newer fibre optic network in many of the communities by introducing a new platform, Converged Management Application or CMA. The CMA also connects people using a variety of communication technologies, from telephones, to webcams, to larger Polycom cams. Read more...

, Quebec

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:32 PMGwich’in Social and Cultural Institute (GSCI) is putting digital technologies and infrastructure to work for the preservation of language, culture, and traditional Gwich’in knowledge in the Northwest Territories. GSCI’s website (www.gwichin.ca) hosts a variety of resources including a talking map and a database of traditional knowledge.  Read more...

Fort McPherson, Yellowknife, Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:30 PMOn the Path of the Elders is an interactive, Web-based video game and knowledge-sharing site. The game offers players a glimpse into the lives of the Mushkegowuk and Anishnaabe peoples at the time of Treaty No. Nine (also known as the James Bay Treaty) near the turn of the 20th Century. Read more...

Moose Factory, Ottawa, Ontario

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. The website is produced by grunt gallery, a Vancouver-based artist run centre that has a twenty year relationship with First Nations communities as programmed artists, staff and board members. Read more...

Vancouver, British Columbia

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:02 PM The Keewaytinook Centre is a state of the art training facility, specifically designed to provide hands-on instruction to meet the educational requirements of Water and Wastewater Operators in Ontario. Read more...

Dryden, Ontario

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:32 PM Community Engagement Hubs (CEH) provide a vehicle through which First Nations communities can partner with the FNHC, Health Authorities and the Federal Government to participate in the TFNHP. The formation of CEH's encourages natural collaborations based on tribal and geographical factors, and provides resources to engage extra capacity to facilitate the coordination work between communities. Read more...

, British Columbia

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:25 PMThis M.Ed. program was initially offered at the University of Montreal (Université de Montréal). With the support of the First Nations Education Council (FNEC), it has now been tailored and expanded to serve the needs of Quebec First Nations Masters students and educators. It provides educators with training on how to creatively integrate ICT into classrooms. Read more...

, Quebec

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:16 PMIn Quebec, the First Nations Education Council partnered with a variety of organizations to install 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 one of many examples where the upgraded networks linking First Nations IT Regional Networks to communities creates training opportunities and raises cultural awareness. Read more...

Wemotaci, Kitcisakik, Quebec

Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:13 PM The Kisiku’k Wklusuwaqnmuow or Dear Elders Project is an ongoing video archive of Mi’kmaq Elders from First Nations communities in Atlantic Canada. These archives become increasingly important living documents of the Elders and the knowledge they possess. Read more...

, -Atlantic Region