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Northern Ontario First Nations Communications Conference

The conference addressed communications issues and needs within northern Ontario First Nations communities and organizations.

All the conference objectives were successfully achieved including:

• Identification of the state of northern Ontario Aboriginal languages;
• Development of a strategy to preserve, maintain and enhance Ojibway, Oji-Cree and Cree languages;
• Increased knowledge of existing and upcoming communications infrastructure in northern Ontario that will impact First Nations;
• Identification of ways communications tools can be used effectively;
• How to manage communications in a crisis;
• Awareness of careers in media programs and communications;
• Awareness of modes of communications including how to set up a community radio station and radio broadcasting online; and
• Development of an understanding of what public relations is.

Several of the sessions highlighting the communication infrastructure and tools were part of the DAY 1 sessions.

They can be viewed online by clicking here (scroll to the start time for each of the following sessions)

3:12:55 Grand Chief Stan Beardy

3:41 Dr. Heather Hudson

5:02 KNET Team