The Computers and Culture Project: A Multimedia Approach to the Preservation of Native History, Language, and Culture ...

This article describes a project in which a group of secondary school students used computer and video technology to archive cultural information, language and history of the Carrier of central British Columbia. The Computers and Culture project won a 1990 Asia Pacific Foundation Multicultural Award...

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Main Author: Wilson, Jim
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Journal of Native Education 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v19i1.195548
https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195548
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Summary:This article describes a project in which a group of secondary school students used computer and video technology to archive cultural information, language and history of the Carrier of central British Columbia. The Computers and Culture project won a 1990 Asia Pacific Foundation Multicultural Award and a 1991 Northern Telecom Award for "outstanding use of information and communications technology as a learning tool for students." The project is presented as a model for other First Nations culture and language preservation projects. ... : Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 19 No. 1 (1992) ...