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Graeme Everton, from New Zealand, video conferenced to the K-Net office in Sioux Lookout on Friday in preparation for the on-line International Conference.

Click here to learn more about Graeme's work in New Zealand.

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A site dedicated to news, views and Information about Information Technology and Telecommunications for Indigenous people.

Welcome to Te Putahi a site established to support the efforts and aspirations of indigenous people who are associated with the Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T) sector.

Here we intend to create a place on the Internet for indigenous people to share and support each other's efforts in learning about and using IT&T. We will publish information on IT&T news and events featuring indigenous people and seek to encourage partnerships between indigenous communities both nationally and internationally to increase the participation of indigenous people in the IT&T sector generally.

The stories that Rick Garrick produced for the Kuhkenah page in Wawatay are now available in the new publication entitled, "ICT Innovation and Personal Stories from the Little North … the land of the Ojibway, Oji-Cree and Cree people".

Click here to view the document.

Over the past year, starting in February 2003, Rick researched and wrote two stories for the Kuhkenah News page that appeared in each issue of Wawatay News. Twenty-five issues later, this biweekly feature in the Wawatay newspaper has now come to an end with the final page being published in the February 12, 2004 issue.

Each of the fifty articles that Rick produced contain interviews and information about the work being done by the Kuhkenah Network of Smart First Nations demonstration project, its partners and the people who are creating new and innovative on-line solutions across Nishnawbe Aski Nation. Rick was able to bring out the positive developments; highlighting the opportunities along with the challenges that now exist for the people living in rural and remote First Nations. His stories brought to life the work that has been accomplished in a relatively short period of time through the efforts of a large collective of creative people living and working across this vast region of Northern Ontario.

With this document, we are publishing all the stories as a collection for everyone to read and review. The table of contents contains the date that the page was published with a link to the graphic image of the actual page that is posted on-line. The twenty-five pages are on-line at http://photos.knet.ca/Kuhkenah-pages in three different sizes (thumbnail, medium and full page). The story headline for each issue follows the date.

Representatives from Cisco's Winnipeg team (Ken Batke and Shane Warnez), along with Tom Wolstencroft, Sales Rep with Cygnal Technologies travelled to Sioux Lookout today to discuss the Kuhkenah Network developments and future plans. As well, Roy Hart, Health Canada's Regional IT Director travelled from Toronto to join the meetings. Education Network of Ontario (ENO) and another Cisco rep joined the meeting via video conference.

One important objective of the meeting was discussions around the development of an IP telephony network in the Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations and offices in Sioux Lookout and Balmertown.

Roy, Ken, Shane and Tom model their new Kuhkenah Network vests. For more pictures from this meeting, click here.