Information and Communication Technology for Education in an Algonquin First Nation in Quebec

Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation is an innovative rural community in Quebec. Located 130 kilometers north of Ottawa, it is the closest First Nation to the Canadian capital. In both population and territory, Kitigan Zibi is the largest of the ten Algonquin communities. Broadband connectivity and...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of Community Informatics
Main Authors: Lockhart, Emily, Tenasco, Anita, Whiteduck, Tim, O'Donnell, Susan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Waterloo Library 2013
Subjects:
Access
Education
Indigenous
First Nations
Learning
anishina*
Online Access:https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/article/view/2740
https://doi.org/10.15353/joci.v10i2.2740
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Summary:Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation is an innovative rural community in Quebec. Located 130 kilometers north of Ottawa, it is the closest First Nation to the Canadian capital. In both population and territory, Kitigan Zibi is the largest of the ten Algonquin communities. Broadband connectivity and information and communication technologies (ICT) are important to the community and incorporated into everyday operations. This paper explores the use of technology in the education sector in Kitigan Zibi, in particular the situation of having technology readily available at school and less so at home. This transition from a technology-filled classroom to limited or no ICT access at home is a challenge, not only for individual students and their families but also for the community as a whole.

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