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The December 29 issue of Wawatay News contains three 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:

• New satellite dish to offer more opportunities: Keewaytinook Okimakanak is working with Industry Canada’s FedNor program to construct a new 7.3m satellite earth station in Sioux Lookout. This dish will expand the capabilities for remote and rural, satellite-served communities to develop, deliver and access broadband applications and services. Across Northern Ontario, there are presently 12 satellite served First Nations. K-Net is also working in partnership with the Kativik Regional Government in Northern Quebec to bring these services into their 14 member communities. (read the entire story)
• Resiliency stories & workbook online @ knews.knet.ca: Lorraine Kenny, while working with the Sunset Women’s Aboriginal Circle, created a workbook intended to assist residential school survivors to create their own personnal story that highlights their resiliency in dealing with their past experiences and recognizing their special gifts and strengths to survive today. (read the entire story)
• K-Net Showcase - contains photos from the different photo galleries located on the K-Net servers. This week’s pictures are from the Fort Severn, Deer Lake and Sandy Lake web sites describing some of the history that is being documented on-line about these communities. These partnerships with K-Net are creating innovative applications as well as deliver new services for all the communities across Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

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.