KO hosts guest from University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Levi Obijiofor who is a lecturer with the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, met with the Keewaytinook Okimakanak team and other partners on Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30. Levi is involved in a project with a Canadian - Asian Pacific agency to prepare a study about the use of ICTs in indigenous communities. The actual Project Title is called - "A comparative ethnographic study of the impact of new communication technologies on Indigenous communities in Australia, Canada and New Zealand."
Florence Woolner acted as Levi's host for his trip providing him with a rich cross-cultural experience including various Blueberry Festival events as well as a trip to the Eagle Lake Traditional Powwow. Click here to check the pictures of Levi meeting with Brian Walmark via video conference.
Levi spent the first part of his trip in Sioux Lookout, meeting with different people and conducting some interviews for this study. On Tuesday, August 3, he travelled to Fort Severn First Nation to continue his interviews and research. He will be travelling back to Australia starting on Saturday, Aug 7.
We hope that by introducing him to K-Net, the work and the team we are involved with in developing these on-line resources and connections that further collaboration and opportunities might arise in the future.