Archive - 2005
June 20th
KiHS 2004/2005 Student Awards
June 20, 2005 - 6:38am | by AnonymousCongratulations to the students at KiHS who are finishing the last day of classes today for the 2004/2005 school year. Students are also receiving recognitian for their efforts in an online awards ceremony. Click here to view the awards page.
Hard work does pay off and students at KiHS have been able to earn valuable high school credits towards their high school diploma while remaining in their home communities.
Please check out our website at www.kihs.knet.ca to see what is planned for next year. For the 2004/2005 school year we are offering a limited number of courses in Math and English in grade 11 and 12. If you would like to sign up for a course, please contact the office at the numbers shown on our site.
From all the staff and students at KiHS, have a safe and enjoyable summer break!
Poplar Hill Mixed Slow Pitch Baseball Tournament
June 20, 2005 - 6:37am | by AnonymousPoplar Hill First Nation Mixed Slow Pitch Baseball Tournament
Date: June 30th - July 3rd, 2005
Entry Fee: $500.00 per Team
6 Local Teams and 4 Outside Teams
6 Males and 4 Females on a Team
Accommodations Will be Provided
Cash Prize will be awarded
Contact Person(s)
Maggie Moose @ (807) 772 9910 or (w) 772 9963
Darrell Pascal @ (807) 772 9923
Rita Wassaykeesic @ (807) 772 8887
June 14th
Indigenous Youth Alliance Pow Wow
June 14, 2005 - 3:29pm | by AnonymousIndigenous Youth Alliance Pow Wow
at the Red Lake District High School
on June 25 and 26, 2005
Friday, June 24, 2005 at 7:00 pm
- Meet and Greet at the Red Lake Indian Friendship Centre
Saturday, June 25
10:00 Opening Ceremonies - dancing, drumming, elder teachings, drum workshop
Sunday, June 26
7:00 Sunrise Ceremony; Drum workshop; Drumming and Dancing; Elder Teachings, Pot luck Feast - bring your dish and join us.
Job Opportunity from Cat Lake FIrst Nation
June 14, 2005 - 3:29pm | by AnonymousAhki-Pimadizewening Weecheewaywin Healing Centre Job Opportuntiy
Executive Director
Under the direction of the Regional Board of Directors of the Ahki Pimadizewening Weecheewaywin Healing Centre, the Executive Director will be responsible for the Program Services Delivery and the Management. The Executive Director will be accountable to Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy in program management and operations.
June 7th
KO ICT projects (telehealth, KiHS, research) featured in latest on-line journal
June 7, 2005 - 5:19am | by AnonymousThe Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute (http://research.knet.ca), the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telehealth project (http://telehealth.knet.ca) and the Keewaytinook Internet High School (http://kihs.knet.ca) are included in the latest issue of the online Community Informatics journal - Vol. 1, No. 3 (2005) of The Journal of Community Informatics has now been published online at http://www.ci-journal.net/viewissue.php?id=7. Congratulations to the team for having their work recognized by academics and other community ICT programs from around the world.
Editorial
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Editorial: Putting Our Work in Context
Michael B. Gurstein, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=106
Articles
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Is Community Informatics Good for Communities? Questions Confronting an Emerging Field
Randy R Stoecker, University of Toledo
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=14
Community Democratization of Telecommunications Community Cooperatives in Argentina: The Case Of TELPIN
Susana Finquelievich, LINKS
Graciela Cecilia Kisilevsky,
University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Social Sciences
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=84
Crisis, Farming & Community
Chris Hagar, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaigne
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=89
Cybercafés and their potential as Community Development Tools in India
Anikar Michael Haseloff, Universität Augsburg
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=68
ICTs and Community and Suggestions for Further Research in Scotland
Anna Malina, e-Society Research and University of Dundee
Ian W. Ball, University of Dundee, Scotland
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=52
Structuration, ICTs, and Community Work
Larry Stillman, Monash University, Melbourne Australia
Randy Stoecker, University of Toledo
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=54
Points of View
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Community Networking as Radical Practice
Garth Graham,
Victoria, Canada http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=88
Notes and cases from the field (practitioners)
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Position Paper: Turning the Corner with First Nations Telehealth
Geordi Kakepetum, Keewaytinook Okimakanak
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=105
Report From the Field: The RICTA Meeting Video
Susan O'Donnell, National Research Council Canada
Brian Walmark, Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute
Cal Kenny, Knet, Keewaytinook Okimakanak
http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=104
KiHS: Bridging the Traditional and Virtual Classroom in Canada's First Nation Schools
Brian Walmark, Keewaytinook Okimakanak http://www.ci-journal.net/viewarticle.php?id=34
The Journal of Community Informatics
http://www.ci-journal.net/
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June 2nd
KO team flys to Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Marten Falls to discuss broadband
June 2, 2005 - 9:10am | by AnonymousK-Net's Network Manager (Dan Pellerin) and Operations Administrator (Jeannie Carpenter) took a charter to visit three remote First Nations today. They picked up Bill Blair and another member of his team from Blair Electronics in Thunder Bay for the trip.
Marten Falls is part of the FedNor funded initiative to put a C-Band satellite earthstation in place to deliver a community broadband connectivity solution to support health, education and economic development initiatives. Fort Albany and Kashechewan are exploring ways to establish an interim broadband service for their communities while their planned fibre network gets constructed over the next three years.
Keewaytinook Okimakanak was invited by Fort Albany (lead by EDO Chris Metatawabin) to work together to put a solution into place as soon as possible so they can use these tools to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the signing of Treaty 9 with the world.
View Photos
Election results in Fort Severn for chief and council
June 2, 2005 - 8:23am | by AnonymousChief Roy Gray was re-elected for another term as Fort Severn's leader. Dennis Bluecoat takes on the role as Deputy Chief. New councillors include Connie Thomas, Kenny Thomas and Mike Bluecoat.
Congratulations to everyone who ran for election and best wishes and lots of successes to the Fort Severn Chief and Council for the upcoming term.
May 31st
On-line traffic continues to increase on K-Net servers
June 1, 2005 - 4:56am | by AnonymousThe various on-line services provided on the Kuhkenah Network (K-Net) continues to show a monthly increase in usage on the traffic monitoring graphs that can be seen at http://linux.knet.ca/~tech/monitoring/webalizer/.
MyKnet.org continues to push the boundaries on traffic and popularity with another marked increase to over 110 million hits during the month of May. Despite a decrease in the number of visits, it seems that people are checking out more sites while they are on-line. The increased use of on-line C-boxes on individual homepages probably explains these dramatic usage numbers.
KO First Nations getting IP telephone systems installed
May 31, 2005 - 6:28pm | by AnonymousK-Net technicians are now travelling to the KO First Nations to install new IP telephone management systems. The new phone system will be operated out of the community e-centre and help support the ongoing operation of the local community network. This Keewaytinook Okimakanak project is funded by FedNor as a local economic development initiative.
This week Jamie Ray travelled to North Spirit Lake and John Moreau travelled to Fort Severn to install these new systems and provide training for the local Network Technician in the operation and maintenance of these systems.
Dan Pellerin, K-Net's Network Manager drafted a system description about this IP telephone project. The VOIP network description inculdes information how in this broadband application works in each participating First Nation and has some of the lessons learned from our experience with the development of this on-line service.
Click here to read K-Net Network Manager's description of the KO VOIP system.
Some Aboriginal organizations in Ottawa sign "new deal" with federal government
May 31, 2005 - 6:28pm | by AnonymousThe meeting with some of the national Aboriginal organizations and members of the federal government cabinet has resulted in more agreements to work together being signed. The Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapirit Kanatami and Metis National Council signed separate deals toward defining aboriginal rights.
Press coverage of this "new deal" can be seen at:
FEDERAL MINISTERS AND NATIONAL ABORIGINAL LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN JOINT POLICY RETREAT Ottawa, Ontario (May 31, 2005) - The Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and the leaders of five National Aboriginal Organizations met today for a Policy Retreat in a new spirit of cooperation and to address long-term challenges. The leaders of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the Métis National Council (MNC), the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) and the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) also signed joint accords with the Government of Canada that will ensure their direct involvement in Aboriginal policy development. “Today marks an important step in building a stronger and more positive relationship between the Government of Canada and Aboriginal Canadians,” said the Prime Minister. “The Canada-Aboriginal Roundtable Process that we launched a year ago, and the work we have done today, moves us closer to our goal of closing the gap in the quality of life for Aboriginal peoples.” Agreement was reached on directions for change in health, education/lifelong learning, housing, economic opportunities, negotiations/relationships and accountability for results. “The Roundtable process and this Policy Retreat demonstrate new collaboration and partnership,” said the Honourable Andy Scott, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Vice-Chair of the Cabinet Committee of Aboriginal Affairs. “While there is still much work to be done and the issues will not be resolved overnight, this inclusive process has will help ensure First Nations, Métis and Inuit people can take their place in the federation and exercise greater control over their social and economic aspirations. The accords signed today underline our shared commitment to continue working together. The Prime Minister recognized the involvement and commitment of Ministers Dosanjh, Fontana, Emerson, Scott and Alcock, who were each responsible for leading one of the Policy Roundtables, as well as AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine, ITK President Jose Kusugak, MNC President Clément Chartier, CAP Chief Dwight Dorey and NWAC President Beverly Jacobs. For more information of the Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable please visit www.aboriginalroundtable.ca , or contact:: Campbell Morrison |
Extract from "Backgrounder - Strengthening Relationships" document.
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/nr/prs/m-a2005/02665bk_e.html
Education/Life-Long Learning
The Government of Canada recognizes that culturally relevant curriculum and learning programs that reflect Aboriginal values, traditions and languages are essential to achieving positive education outcomes for Aboriginal students.
Agreement was reached during the Roundtable process on moving forward with transforming First Nations elementary and secondary education. New initiatives will be developed with Aboriginal, provincial and territorial partners to encourage school innovation at the community level both on and off reserve; support First Nations education systems; and create new reporting tools to ensure greater accountability in Aboriginal education outcomes.
Agreement was also reached on the integration of Aboriginal children’s Early Learning and Child Care programs through the creation of a “single window” approach. This will provide access to programming more effectively for children and families and reduce administrative burden.