Describe how this
demonstration project will benefit your community in terms of
economic, social and cultural development, and technological advancement.
This demonstration
project proposes five primary benefits for Keewaytinook Okimakanak:
- The ability to
develop an integrated health information and delivery system
that addresses longstanding and acute community wellness needs.
- The creation
of a self-determining means for First Nations to collaborate
(plan, implement, and deliver scarce resources and basic services).
- The opportunity
to increase employment and economic development activity and
to offer youth new incentives for staying in and contributing
to their communities.
- The opportunity
to use new media to revitalize linguistic and cultural practices.
- The reduction
of isolation as a limiting factor in the growth/development
of First Nations.
