From marginalization to self-determined participation
This article discusses, from an anthropological perspective, the utilization of digital infrastructures and technologies in the geographical and sociocultural contexts of indigenous Northwestern Ontario, Canada. By introducing the case of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Kuh-ke-nah Network (KO-KNET) it a...
| Published in: | Journal des anthropologues |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://www.philbu.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/budka_indi_infrastructure_appropriation_modvers.pdf https://doi.org/10.4000/jda.6243 http://journals.openedition.org/jda/pdf/6243 https://journals.openedition.org/jda/6243 https://journals.openedition.org/jda/pdf/6243 https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2273365501 |
| Summary: | This article discusses, from an anthropological perspective, the utilization of digital infrastructures and technologies in the geographical and sociocultural contexts of indigenous Northwestern Ontario, Canada. By introducing the case of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Kuh-ke-nah Network (KO-KNET) it analyses first how digital infrastructures not only connect First Nations people and communities but also enable relationships between local communities and non-indigenous institutions. Second, and by drawing on KO-KNET’s homepage service MyKnet.org, it exemplifies how people appropriate digital technologies for their specific needs in a remote and isolated area. KO-KNET and its services facilitate First Nations’ self‑determined participation to regional, national, and even global ICT connectivity processes, contributing thus to the “digital de-marginalization” of Northwestern Ontario’s remote communities. |
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