Archive - Apr 3, 2004
Group of Maori students meet with First Nation youth sharing stories on-line
April 3, 2004 - 11:45am | by AnonymousOn the afternoon April 2, Jesse Fiddler, Cal Kenny and Leon Fiddler, along with members of Jesse's family (Angie, Mya and Keenan) met via video conference with a class of post-secondary Maori students from New Zealand. The laughter, sharing and exchanges went on for over an hour between the two groups. Click here is see some pictures from this meeting.
Below are some of the e-mail messages that lead to this exchange, explaining the objectives of the meeting. Click here to see an earlier story about this Maori Post-secondary institution.
----- Original Message -----
Kia ora koutou,
Once again I find myself saying thank you. Our students were really amazed at the whole experience and enjoyed the knowledge and stories that were shared. Today has set the benchmark and I look forward to more events in the future.
na
Graeme
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Jesse Fiddler (jessefiddler@knet.ca) wrote:
Hi Graeme,
Cal and myself would be interested in joining your class for that session. As Brian mentioned, Cal has been working on telling the story of the Wasaho Cree Nation Traditional Lands through video and websites (http://fortsevern.firstnation.ca/washaho). I have some material on the legends from Sandy Lake (http://legends.knet.ca). I can also talk about what other people and organizations have been doing in our area (http://sandylake.firstnation.ca). Much of it was showcased at the Native Language gathering that we just had http://language.firstnationschools.ca
Jesse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graeme Everton" <graeme@everton.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:47 PM
Kia ora Brian,
Hope you have all recovered from the last few weeks of online activity. Thank you once again for giving us such a good and positive experience. It has certainly helped us focus our thoughts on where to with eLearning and the possibilities of video conferencing.
As indicated a week or so back I would like to ask if our students in Maori Information Management (Diploma/Degree) can have the opportunity to talk with your team. The group is made up of Maori who are either Librarians or Archivists and are training to support Maori efforts to preserve Maori toanga (treasures) both physically and electronically. What I'm thinking is maybe talking about anything you have done to preserve the stories and knowledge of the tribes (the interactive river map for example). Do you have any Librarians or Archivists who would like to talk to us? We have a three hour class Saturday here/Friday afternoon your time and would love to fit you in for an hour
na
Graeme
Evaluation strategy for the KO Telehealth project
April 3, 2004 - 11:41am | by AnonymousA joint proposal by the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Design and Rural Development in collaboration with Laurentian University’s Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research is now being implemented. This will begin the evaluation work for the KO Telehealth expansion project into all the First Nations across the Sioux Lookout Health Zone.
A video conference meeting on April 1 brought together project members from Balmertown, Sioux Lookout, Guelph and Sudbury as another step in completing the proposal. An evaluation committee with representatives from all the partner groups is now being developed. Please contact Kevin Houghton, KO Telehealth Project Manager (kevinhoughton@knet.ca) for more information.
Pic River Elementary School hosts FNS web site development workshop
April 3, 2004 - 6:58am | by Anonymous
Teachers, Teachers' aids and administrators gathered on April 2 at Pic River Elementary School near Marathon, Ontario to participate in the First Nations Schools Web Site Construction Workshop. The Pic River Elementary, Pic River High and Netamisakomik schools, each now have their own web site as a result of Industry Canada's First Nations SchoolNet program that is administered in Ontario by Keewaytinook Okimakanak.
The staff at Pic River Elementary was particularly impressed by Jesse Fiddler's historical project on the K-Net web site. The teachers want to work with community members in Pic River to do a similar project on their new website... "We have the tapes and other historical materials. Now we need to do what you have already accomplished on the Internet. It will be a valuable tool for the classroom as well as the community at large," said one of the participants.