2015 /
Using what we have learned so far, the First Nations Tech Council have started a Getting Started Checklist to inform communities building connectivity. This check list is meant to be responsive to experience and we will update it to incorporate new information and ideas. We encourage Knowledge...
Author(s): First Nation Technology Council
2015 / PDF
This resource contains a list of common terms to help readers start navigating First Nations connectivity. It is not meant to be exhaustive, but to provide a basic understanding of the technical terms and concepts of connectivity.To learn more about the First Nations Technology Council and the...
Author(s): First Nation Technology Council
2015 / PDF
There are many different Internet services available. Each system has advantages and disadvantages and some may be more readily available than others in your community. In order to provide a basic understanding of each we have compiled a list of the major technologies available in BC.
Author(s): First Nation Technology Council
2005 /
This checklist helps to provide communities with items to consider when they are engaging an Internet Service Provider.
2011 /
This paper covers several areas. First, it reviews a number of general internet applications such as the world wide web, email, file transfer, instant messaging and chat, and videoconferencing.For each application, a short description of the application and its usefulness and importance is given....
2014 / PDF
At the contemporary historical moment, innovations in networked digital technologies are rapidly diffusing around the world, impacting terrains of economics and politics, languages, mobilities, and cultures. As part of this process, organizations are establishing infrastructures and services in...
Author(s): Rob McMahon
2011 / PDF
Across Canada, rural and remote First Nations face a significant 'digital divide'. As self-determining autonomous nations in Canada, these communities are building broadband systems to deliver public services to their members and residents. To address this challenge, First Nations are working...
Author(s): Rob McMahon Mr., Simon Fraser University; Susan O'Donnell Dr., University of New Brunswick; Richard Smith Dr., Simon Fraser University; Brian Walmark, Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute (KORI); Brian Beaton, Keewaytinook Okimakanak Kuhkenah Netwo
2014 / PDF
This article analyzes the sites of struggle through which First Peoples have negotiated communication and cultural rights for broadcasting (1991), telecommunications, and Internet infrastructure in rural and remote indigenous communities in Canada’s Northern territories, focusing mainly though not...
Author(s): Lorna Roth
2012 / PDF
Broadband connectivity is being introduced to many BC First Nations, and along with the opportunities this provides to communities for improved education, health care, and social and economic development comes the challenge of managing this technology.For some communities, this may involve...
2011 / PDF
Note to the Reader: KO-K-Net Services Edition (October 15, 2009) I successfully defended this thesis on October 5th, and have made subsequent corrections and modifications since the previous pre-defense release. Thanks to everyone who helped me along the way. Special thanks to Keewaytinook...
Author(s): Adam Paul Fiser
