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July 20th, 2003
Sandy Lake's Muddy Water Music Festival Live Webcast
July 20, 2003 - 10:18am | by AnonymousThis year's Muddy Water Music Festival (the Mud Fest) was shared with the world over the internet. The live audio webcast on Friday and Saturday evenings provided listeners to join the 20th year celebration of First Nations music.
Click here to go to the Mud Fest web site and check out the pictures.
The live music, the jokes and the comments from the musicians along with the pictures all combined to make it possible for listeners to hear and see a piece of what was happening up in Sandy Lake during this annual event.
CONGRATULATIONS to Kennedy Fiddler and Curtis Drake in Sandy Lake and Jesse Fiddler at K-Net who worked with their support teams to make this live broadcast possible and to lead the way into bringing live community broadcasts of local events possible for others to participate in.
July 18th
Sachigo Lake First Nation 25th Annual Men's Baseball Tournament
July 18, 2003 - 4:32pm | by AnonymousAugust 5-9, 2003
Championship - $25,000
Runner's Up - $10,000
Consolation - $5,000
Runner Ups - $2,000
Entry Fee $1,200
First 10 outside teams to confirm
For more information, please contact:
- Isaac Barkman (H) 595-1472 (W) 595-2500
- Dino Tait (H) 595-1534 (W) 595-2558
- Ernest Tait (H) 595-2587
- Charlie Barkman (W) 595-2527
Poplar Hill and North Spirit Lake Visited by Community Network people from B.C.
July 18, 2003 - 4:18pm | by AnonymousA snap shot of a busy five days visiting communities in Northwestern Ontario with the team from the Gold Trail Open Network Society (GTONS). Click here to visit an earlier KNews story for additional information about this organization. GTONS is leading the partnership of CANARIE and K-Net in developing an on-line training resource and tool kit to support community based Broadband Network Technicians who are working in rural and remote communities across Canada. Be sure to watch for the video clips gathered during this trip that we will be posting on-line.
Sioux Lookout (Monday and Tuesday - July 14 and 15)
- travel day from Victoria and Vancouver for the GTONS team of Sandy McElroy, John and Quinn Savage
- tour of Sioux Lookout (the community fibre optic loop, the C-Band satellite earth station, the wireless network and all the partner organizations connected to this hybrid broadband network)
- meetings and taping with the K-Net team along with video conferencing with remote communities working with the Kuh-ke-nah Network (Fort Severn, Balmertown, LaRonge SK, Sydney NS, Winnipeg MB, etc)
Poplar Hill First Nation (Wednesday, July 16)
- flight from Sioux Lookout to Balmertown so have Les Meekis join the tour over to Poplar Hill
- met with Erica Owen and Susan Owen at the Poplar Hill e-Centre
- went through the different buildings, identifying items for the to-do list to address technical requirements and updates
- New band office is being wired for Cat5 cabling throughout with the appropriate outlets being located on the building floor plan. The plans has the contractor running all the cabling back to a patch panel and install boxes and covers in the offices
- KIHS classroom was inspected for any preparation work for the start of the 2003-2004 school year. Some wiring needs to be cleaned up and some boxes installed for patch cords along with the health programs being relocated
- the local school requires some attention with some classrooms requiring cabling and some computers needing to be connected
- the e-Center requires some ongoing maintenance to ensure the entire building is properly networked and supported
- at the nursing station the antenna will be removed and sent back to Sioux Lookout.
North Spirit Lake First Nation (Thursday, July 17)
- Darlene and I met with the Circuit Judge from Kenora to discuss video conferencing in the communities. Some video conference calls were made to demonstrate the capabilities and the opportunities. The Judge and party were impressed by the opportunities that were possible and will be contacting us for more details and how to work with K-Net and the communities to meet their needs and the needs of the people participating in the justice system.
- provided some technical and maintenance support for updating video drivers and air conditioning for cable head end
- throughout the visit in each community Les and the crew from BC visited community leaders, children and organizations getting their video footage and meeting
Balmertown (Thursday evening and Friday, July 18)
- continued the meetings and video taping gathering information and sharing experiences about best practices and lessons learned in developing community-based broadband networks in rural and remote communities
- return trips to respective communities to work on the production of training and support material for the growth of this industry for other communities across the country.
Click here to check out the pictures of the North Spirit Lake leg of the trip.
Nazareth to perform in Webequie on August 1
July 18, 2003 - 4:18pm | by AnonymousJuly 17th
Women's Baseball Tournament in Poplar Hill
July 17, 2003 - 5:09pm | by AnonymousPoplar Hill First Nation
Women’s 1st Annual Baseball Tournament
August 7 – 10, 2003
Where: Main Baseball Field
Entry Fee $500.00 per team
*Accommodation provided for outside teams*
Rules and Regulations will follow later.
For more information contact:
Teresa Strang (807)–772-1090
Wanda Owen (807)-772-8853
Peggy Howe (807)-772-9975
Deer Lake General Election Results
July 17, 2003 - 5:04pm | by AnonymousThe general election was held on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 and advanced polling was made available the previous day for band members living off-reserve.
Results are as follows;
Chief
Evelyn Meekis
Deputy Chief
Henry A. Meekis
Councillors
Randy Meekis
Cory J. Meekis
George Rae
Raymond Meekis
Bella Meekis
Fred Meekis
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Wednesday July 16, 2003 at the T.V. Station, which was broadcast live on the local community channel (21).
Computer Gaming!
July 17, 2003 - 5:03pm | by AnonymousThe Sioux Gamerz computer gaming group would like to invite you to our annual FragFest 2k3. For more details visit us on the web at www.siouxgamerz.ca
Thanks Knet
Climate Change in a Nutshell - A report from the Renewable Energy Program at KO
July 17, 2003 - 5:03pm | by AnonymousClimate change is happening.
The debate within the scientific community has shifted, from the question of whether or not humans are causing change in global climate, to a discussion of how serious the impacts will be. By all indications the results will severely change the course of ecosystems and human societies around the world in the decades to come.
Enhanced droughts, floods, heat waves and air pollution are wreaking havoc in many parts of the world. Years of drought on the Canadian prairie are devastating famers, while floods in Europe in summer 2002 were the largest in centuries. As climate change progresses, extreme events such as these will become far more common.
Climate change is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases, most of which are generated by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation. Industrialized nations have produced almost all of the greenhouse gases now present in the atmosphere during the past two centuries, and their emissions continue to grow.
It is possible to stabilize the climate by acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyoto Protocol defines emission reduction targets and flexibility mechanisms by which the targets can be met. It is the only such document available to the international community and represents five years of negotiations.
Solutions to climate change include measures to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, such as more fuel efficient cars, better public transportation and building upgrades. These will create thousands of jobs in the hi-tech and construction industries as we shift to a cleaner energy future. Economic analysis done by Ottawa and the provinces in May showed that with Kyoto the Alberta economy would continue to grow rapidly including the oil and gas sector.
Now that Canada has decided to ratify Kyoto, it's time to conclude discussions on how to meet the target and begin the transition to a low emissions future.
Phil Fontaine is the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
July 17, 2003 - 5:43am | by AnonymousLast evening in Edmonton, Phil Fontaine was sworn in as the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations after winning 60.9% of the Chiefs' votes (338 of 555 votes).
Click here to see the announcement providing the official results as presented on the AFN web site.
July 16th
Indian Telecommunications Initiatives - an international call-in radio program
July 16, 2003 - 12:19pm | by AnonymousKeewaytinook Okimakanak staff participated in an international Aboriginal radio call-in show addressing the opportunities and issues for Aboriginal telecommunication development across North America.
Wednesday, July 16 - Indian Telecommunications Initiatives:
In an age of global communications via satellite, one would expect to be in immediate touch with the rest of the world. Nowadays, just about everyone has a cell phone. However, there still remains a notable discrepancy in the telecommunications services on reservations and in rural areas. A workshop, sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission’s Indian Telecommunications Initiative program and the Washoe tribe, wants to bring tribal leaders together to begin to address some of the telecommunications issues facing Indian Country. Can you hear me now? Guests include Geoffrey Blackwell of Muscogee Creek and FCC Intergovernmental Affairs, Brian Beaton, Project Leader, Kuh-ke-nah Smart First Nations project.
Native America Calling is a live call-in program, linking public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together into a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities. Each program engages noted guests and experts with callers throughout the United States and is designed to improve the quality of life for Native Americans. Native America Calling is heard on more than 60 stations in the United States and in Canada by more than 37,000 Native listeners each week.