|
Summary
of Related Keewaytinook Okimakanak Projects and Partnerships involving
K-Net
Date
|
Events/
Relation to community/purpose |
Products/Action |
Project
Partners and Funders |
1994 |
KO
Education Advisor, Education Directors and Chiefs present proposal
to SLAAMB for a "Stay-in-school" project |
Staff
hired in fall
BBS established and
operational
Computer equipment
installed, local FN staff hired, training provided in each
KO FN
|
SLAAMB
|
1995 |
KO
staff present proposal to other tribal councils and INAC to
staff and operate BBS for the district |
K-Net
BBS grows to include FN schools from across the district
Support for schools
to get on-line
|
Shibogama
FN Council
Windigo FN Council
INAC
|
1995
-
ongoing
|
Small
group training session in the K-Net Services premises.
Large group sessions
at conferences
Telephone support is
provided for individuals, First Nation staff members and organizations
throughout the district using toll-free services (877-737-KNET)
On-line training support
via the K-Net Conferencing System
Computer mediated communication
(CMC) courses are delivered using the K-Net for example Confederation
College's Aboriginal Teacher Assistant Program (since 1996)
Community based training
sessions with K-Net Services staff travelling to different
First Nations to deliver training sessions
Computer Assisted Learning
packages
|
Support
Services |
Ministry
of Education and Training
INAC -ISSP
Sioux Lookout District
Fns
Confederation College
Lakehead University
|
1996-
ongoing
|
K-Net
Services maintains a Helpdesk for
the Industry Canada First Nation SchoolNet Project to assist
schools throughout Northern Ontario with the set up and operation
of the computer and DirecPC equipment being supplied to each
First Nation school by Industry Canada. |
Help
desk providing technical support and on-site visits (as required) |
Industry
Canada's Schoolnet Program and Youth Employment Program |
1996-2001 |
Computer
Technician Training for KO FNs (UI program) 1996-97
Computer Technician
(District-wide - 14 FNs participate) 1997
Computer Network Administrator
and Webmaster (District-wide - 15 FNs participate) 1998
Telecommunications
Support Technician (District-wide - 17 FNs participate) 1999
ICT Telecentre Coordinator
(District-wide - 15 FN participate) 2000
Broadband Technician
(District-wide - 15 FN participating) 2001
|
Local
staffing and support for use of computer equipment
Training programs for
staff and community members
Call centre support
services
|
Sioux Lookout
Aboriginal
Area
Management
Board
(SLAAMB)
Sioux Lookout
District FNs
|
Summers
of 1996,
97, 98, 99,
2000 |
CAP
First Nation Summer Students
The Travelling Computer
Technology Camp (1997)
The Community-Based
Science and Technology Camp (1998)
The KO Community-Based
Science and Technology Camp (1999)
|
Summer
student employment / training
Science and Technology
camps
|
Industry
Canada CAP
INAC - Science and
Technology Camp
|
1999
- 2001 |
Telecom
Infrastructure Upgrades |
North
of Red Lake Digital Radio Upgrade
Satellite Served First
Nations Upgrade
Deer Lake and Poplar
Hill Telecom Digital Data Service Upgrade
North Spirit Lake Telecom
Service Development
Keewaywin Telecom Service
Development
North Of Pickle Lake
Digital Radio Telecom Upgrade
|
FedNor
Bell Canada
HRDC
NOHFC
ONAS
INAC
First Nations
|
1997
-ongoing |
Community
Access Program development, operation and maintenance for local
access |
access
sites established, staffed and maintained in KO First Nations
support provided to
other 24 remote First Nation sites
|
Industry
Canada CAP
|
1998
- 2000 |
A
Wide Area Computer Network to provide remote support for the
Band Office programs, Health services and Education services
in each
Keewaytinook Okimakanak
First Nation.
|
Wide
Area Network
Development, training
and ongoing support
|
INAC
HRDC
FedNor
|
1998-2000
|
Working
with representatives from all
the groups working
with NAN First
Nations (Tribal Councils,
NADF, NAN,
NALS, NAPS, Wawatay,
etc) to identify telecommunication needs of region and develop
a strategy to provide adequate services in all First Nations.
|
NAN-Wide
Telecommunications Study and Development, support
for NAN FNs to get
connected
http://knet.on.ca/NW-report.htm
|
FedNor
HRDC
|
1998-1999 |
CRTC
hearings on High Cost Service
Areas K-Net Services
staff in partnership with the Nishnawbe-Aski Telecommunications
Working Group is coordinating participation in and monitoring
of the CRTC proceedings studying telecommunication services
to "High Cost Serving Areas (HCSA). Begun in May, 1998 by
Wawatay Native Communications Society, this process involved
several presentations, asking and responding to questions
from the other groups in the hearings. The final presentation
was made in January, 1999 with Final Arguments being filed
with the CRTC in February, 1999
|
CRTC
Hearings High Cost Areas
http://knet.on.ca/services/crtc.html
|
FedNor
|
1999
- 2000 |
Consultations,
partnerships, community planning
http://smart.knet.on.ca/-documents-/CONSULT.html
|
K-Net
Business Plan Development (NOHF stage 2 process)
Kuh-ke-nah Letter of
Intent for I.C. SMART
|
HRDC
/
OLT
FedNor
NOHFC
|
1999-2000 |
Research
project - case study of rural and remote ICT development
http://www.uoguelph.ca/-~res/pacts
|
Research
Project Report Year 1 (PACTS for Rural (and Remote) Ontario |
OMAFRA
University of Guelph
Telecommons Development
Group
|
1999-2001 |
Satellite
served high speed data connection to provide IP video services
between Fort Severn and Sioux Lookout organizations
http://communities.knet.on.ca/-fortsevern/2000-12-19
|
Establish
dedicated data connection and bandwidth on demand for video
applications
http://knet.on.ca/-tech/photos/-2000-11-21
|
FedNor
Telesat Canada
|
1999-2000
|
Consultations,
partnerships, community planning |
Kuh-ke-nah
Business Plan for I.C. SMART
http://smart.knet.on.ca
|
FedNor
|
2000-2001 |
Consultation,
Development of telepsychiatry and telehealth services |
http://health.knet.on.ca/-telehealth
http://health.knet.on.ca/-telehealth/docs/KO-telehealth-consult.htm
http://health.knet.on.ca/-telepsychiatry.html
|
Health
Canada
NORTH Network
|
2000 |
On-line
program for Grade 8 students in KO Fns
Development of Grade
9 Internet-based high school program in three KO Fns
|
Keewaytinook
Internet High School
http://kihs.knet.on.ca
|
INAC
Ministry of Education
|
2000-2001 |
Multiplexer
installation for Frame Relay service in ten First Nations north
of Red Lake and Pickle Lake
http://knet.on.ca/tech/photos
|
High
speed data connections established for video conferencing network
in Keewaywin, Deer Lake, NSL, Poplar Hill, Balmertown and Sioux
Lookout |
FedNor
Bell Canada
Education Network of
Ontario (ENO)
|
2001 |
Development
of Training Server and on-line training software (WebCT) |
Health
Training Programs |
FedNor
Change Foundation
Rural Partnerships
|
2001
- |
Telehealth
project to deliver a number of applications in KO First Nations |
Expansion
of NORTH Network services into Sioux Lookout Zone |
Health
Canada
FedNor
Hospitals across Northern
Ontario
|
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