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The June 26 issue of Wawatay News contains two more news stories about the work being completed within the Kuh-ke-nah Network of Smart First Nations demonstration project.

This week's issue of the Kuh-ke-nah page in Wawatay News include the following articles:

• First Nation schools get improved Internet connections - In partnership with Industry Canada's SchoolNet program, Keewaytinook Okimakanak staff are working with First Nation schools to access high speed Internet services. As the Administrations of the Ontario Regional Management Organization, Angie Morris and Barb Wong are supporting FN schools across the province to bring these connectivity resources into each First Nation.
• knews.knet.ca and community websites provide news - Barney Turtle (Fort Severn), David McKay (Keewaywin) and Darrell Ostamas (Deer Lake) are Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nation Multi-media Producers hired under Industy Canada's Smart Communities program. They share how they work with their communities to post news stories about local happenings and information.
• K-Net Showcase - contains photos from the Poplar Hill First Nation portal (http://poplarhill.firstnation.ca)

Rick Garrick is researching additional stories for future articles. If you have a story that you want to share about this project and the work that is happening in your community to get connected, please send us an e-mail.

Various newspaper articles are being scanned and stored for reference purposes in this photo gallery.