These community stories of innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by First Nations communities across Canada were written in collaboration with members of First Nations communities and organizations.
The stories outline innovative, industry-leading uses of ICTs and broadband by First Nations communities and organizations in areas including art, education, and health. These areas are intimately related and so, for example, language immersion programs in First Nations’ schools cannot be separated from health and well-being. In some cases the stories were authored or co-authored by members from the concerned organizations and communities. In all cases the stories that appear here have been verified by organization and/or community members.
Unless noted otherwise, Jason Woodman Simmonds wrote the stories that appear here. Thank-you to all the community members who helped with these stories:
- Barry Strachan, Program Manager, Keewaytinook Centre for Excellence, Dryden, Ontario
- Cle-alls (John Kelly),Co-Director of The Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
- Elaine Keillor, Co-Director of The Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
- Glenn Atleen, Producer, Beatnation and Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute, Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories
- Heather Coulson, Project Development Coordinator, Keewatinook Okimakanak Telemedicine, Sioux Lookout, Ontario
- Joan Harris-Warren, First Nations Information and Communication Technologies Project Manager, Manitoba
- Kerri Gibson, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
- Kevin Burton, Director, Atlantic Canada First Nations Helpdesk, Nova Scotia
- Mark Matthew, Acting Health Planning & Engagement Manager,
First Nations Health Council, West Vancouver, British Columbia - Martin Saccher, Chief Executive Officer, Sunchild E-Learning Centre, Sunchild, Alberta
- Nick Daigneault, IT Training Manager, Keewatin Academy of Information Technology, La Ronge, Saskatchewan
- Norman Cohn, Co-Founder, Isuma Television, Igloolik, Nunavut and Montreal, Quebec
- Stanley L. Louttit, Neh Naak Ko, Independent Mushkegowuk writer/researcher, Moose Cree First Nation, Moose Factory, Ontario
- Tim Whiteduck, Technology Coordinator, First Nations Education Council, Wendake, Quebec