Examining the Potential Use of the Collaborative-Geomatics Informatics Tool to Foster Intergenerational Transfer of Knowledge in a Remote First Nation Community

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Isogai ◽  
Daniel D. McCarthy ◽  
Holly L. Gardner ◽  
Jim D. Karagatzides ◽  
Skye Vandenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
First Nations ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Intergenerational Transfer ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Intergenerational Knowledge ◽  
Fort Albany

Northern First Nations in Canada have experienced environmental change throughout history, adapting to these changes based on personal experience interacting with their environment. Community members of Fort Albany First Nation of northern Ontario, Canada, have voiced their concern that their youths’ connection to the land is diminishing, making this generation more vulnerable to environmental change. Community members previously identified the collaborative-geomatics informatics tool as potentially useful for fostering intergenerational knowledge transfer. In this article, we assess the potential of the informatics tool to reconnect youth with the surrounding land in order to strengthen the adaptive capacity of Fort Albany First Nation. The tool was introduced to students in an environmental-outreach camp that included traditional activities. Students used global positioning systems and geo-tagged photographs that were loaded onto the informatics tool. Semi-directed interviews revealed that the students enjoyed the visual and spatial capabilities of the system, and recognised its potential to be used in conjunction with traditional activities. This pilot study suggests that the tool has the potential to be used by youth to provide an opportunity for the intergenerational transfer of Indigenous knowledge, but further evaluation is required.

scholarly journals “Growing” a sustainable community: Health, food, and development at the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Irene Altiman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Health ◽  
First Nations ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Healthy Communities ◽  
Government Financing ◽  
Organic Produce

How can a First Nation community become sustainable and not be primarily reliant on government financing and services?  Economic development is one major tool towards this sustainability. The small community of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation (AOK), located on Manitoulin Island, has the opportunity to become the top producer and supplier of organic produce in Northern Ontario. This paper explores local CSA, food cooperative, greenhouse, and aquaponics operations as means to reach this goal.Keywords: First Nations, sustainability, agriculture, food, healthy communities

scholarly journals Developing an e-Community Approach to Community Services in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Whiteduck ◽  
Anita Tenasco ◽  
Susan O'Donnell ◽  
Tim Whiteduck ◽  
Emily Lockhart
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Community Services ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Broadband Internet

Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation is a leader in community and social services. This rural First Nation – the largest Algonquin community in Canada - has since 1980 successfully supported community members to take ownership of service development and delivery. They have made many services and programs available to community members, including: an elementary and secondary school, a day-care, a community hall, a community radio, a health centre, a police department, a youth centre, and others. Their community services are led and staffed by fully trained and qualified community members. As computers, broadband internet and cellular services have become available in Kitigan Zibi, the service sectors have been integrating these technologies with a goal of improving services for and communications with community members. However they face many challenges in their efforts to remain innovative and plan for future delivery of services using technologies. Our study, based on qualitative analysis from interviews with 14 community services staff in Kitigan Zibi, will explore their current successes, challenges, and future potential for integrating information and communication technologies (ICT) into services that promote community and social development. The analysis discusses the eCommunity approach advocated by the Assembly of First Nations.

scholarly journals Redd Alert! (De)Coding the Media's Production of Aboriginal Gang Violence on a Western Canadian First Nation

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Koch ◽  
Jay Scherer
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Commercial Media ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
The Media

This article examines the articulation of a racialized moral panic surrounding Aboriginal gang violence and the community of Maskwacis, a collection of four First Nations in central Alberta, Canada formerly known as Hobbema. Our analysis is situated within the distinctive settler-colonial context through which Aboriginal gangs were mediated (Ginsburg 1991) by the mainstream commercial media as an issue of public concern in this particular Cree community and, indeed, throughout Western Canada. Drawing upon interviews with journalists, First Nation residents, and other community members in the region, our analysis focuses on two interrelated issues: 1) the “behind-the-scenes” production processes through which non-Aboriginal journalists condensed themes of race, crime, and youth to reproduce and amplify a powerful and punitive discourse that articulated Aboriginal gang violence with the broader community itself; and 2) the ways in which First Nations residents and community members—themselves the subjects of the media gaze—interpreted, internalized, and, at times actively manipulated this racialized discourse of crisis. 

scholarly journals Intakes of milk and alternatives among on-reserve First Nations youth in northern and southern Ontario, Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Gates ◽  
Rhona M Hanning ◽  
Allison Gates ◽  
Ian D Martin ◽  
Leonard JS Tsuji
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Obese Youth ◽  
Aboriginal Populations ◽  
Canadian Studies ◽  
Community Variation ◽  
Fort Albany

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the adequacy of milk and alternatives, Ca and vitamin D intakes in First Nations (FN) youth in Ontario, Canada. Intakes were compared with the general population and dietary standards. Variation in intakes by community (proxy for remoteness) and BMI was examined.DesignData were collected by 24 h recall between November 2003 and June 2010. Intakes were analysed descriptively. Variation in intakes, by community and BMI category, was assessed using ANOVA.SettingFive remote FN communities of the Mushkegowuk Territory (northern Ontario, Canada) and two less-remote southern Ontario FN communities.SubjectsSchoolchildren (n457) in grades 6 to 12.ResultsCompared with Canada's Food Guide recommendations, 72·6 to 84·7 % had an inadequate intake of milk and alternatives depending on age and sex group; 86·2 % of individuals fell below the RDA for Ca; 96·4 % fell below the RDA for vitamin D. Community variation in intakes was detected, although in all cases Fort Albany had higher intakes, even when it was the more northern (remote) community. A BMI × sex interaction was found for intake of milk and alternatives (P= 0·041): an inverse relationship between intake and BMI was seen in females; in males, those who were overweight had the highest intake, followed by normal-weight and obese youth.ConclusionsThe nutritional inadequacies parallel the results of other Canadian studies of Aboriginal populations. Population health interventions to improve intakes are warranted. Moreover, community variation in intakes exists among FN youth in the present study (Fort Albany pairs only), but results were not as expected.

scholarly journals Implementing participatory research within a northern Ontario First Nations community

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Zupo
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Nations People ◽  
First Nations People ◽  
Nations Community

Participatory evaluation research (PER) is a research method that promotes decolonization among remote First Nations communities. Traditional methods of research have marginalized First Nations people while advancing western knowledge. As colonization worked to expunge First Nations cultural values from western mainstream knowledge, PER constructs new meaning derived from First Nations world perspectives. The present study explores the initial stages of implementing PER in a remote northern Ontario First Nations community. Community members are invited to form a research team to evaluate the outcomes of services available within the community. All levels of Canadian government are encouraged to embrace PER as a tactic for reducing racism so deeply rooted in policy.

scholarly journals Teacher Attrition in a Northern Ontario Remote First Nation: A Narrative Re-Storying

in education ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Dawn Burleigh
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Retention ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Teacher Attrition ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
System Perspective ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Faculties Of Education

Increasing teacher retention in First Nations communities has been identified in the literature as requiring attention. When attrition rates are high and teacher efficacy, quality of student experience, and overall academic achievement is compromised, efforts to mobilize plans for stability are needed. Through a narrative re-storying approach this paper unpacks the challenges and opportunities related to teacher attrition in one remote First Nation community in Northern Ontario. Although teacher attrition is inevitable, it is necessary to re-envision attrition factors as a plan for retention. Community integrated induction and mentorship programming, and continuous and multi-year contracts are two possible approaches to boost retention. Teacher education is also explored as a long-term approach to address teacher attrition from a system perspective. In all approaches, collaborative effort, engagement, and funding are needed from the federal government, local education authorities, and faculties of education to increase teacher retention in remote First Nation communities.

PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF INTERGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN CONTEMPORARY ENTERPRISES. FINDINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-91
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Dziadek
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Optimal Combination ◽  
Intergenerational Transfer ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Model ◽  
Transfer Processes ◽  
Intergenerational Knowledge

The aim of the article is to show how much enterprises are aware of the need to implement the intergenerational transfer of knowledge model. As a result of the review of available literature and conducted research, an attempt was made to show how diverse teams composed of representatives of different generations are formed, which is an opportunity to obtain an optimal combination of competences and efficiency of such teams. The obtained results allowed for the formulation of several important recommendations. In the first place, it is necessary to increase the awareness of the managerial staff in the field of functioning in the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, showing the opportunities, as well as the dangers posed by these solutions. Secondly, it is necessary to refine the general organization’s strategy in the area of diversifying human resources. Thirdly, it is necessary to review the hitherto used methods of knowledge transfer and their adaptation to the conditions of intergenerational knowledge exchange. Finally, fourthly - it should be remembered that intergenerational knowledge transfer processes are favored by the organizational culture focused on cooperation and the creation of multi-generational task teams.

scholarly journals Developing a First Nation community skills inventory

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Devon MacKinnon-Ottertail
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Current System ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Additional Training ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Community Skills ◽  
Forestry Industry ◽  
Eagle Lake

First Nation communities have been presented a stronger role in mining and forestry developments by recent court judgements on governments’ duty to consult. Negotiations with mining companies have often included employment for community members in any Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  When jobs are presented by mining companies, the forestry industry, and other employers, there is no current system for First Nation Administrators to determine if community members have the pre-requisite skills, experience and qualifications that the employer is looking for and this has led to missed opportunities.To act on these prospects, Eagle Lake First Nation (ELFN) developed a system for tracking any training offered by the Band and created a skills inventory for additional training and certifications that community members have completed either on-reserve or off-reserve. This paper will document the development of this system.Keywords: First Nations, employment, recruitment, human resources, skills, community skills inventory, Ontario, Canada.

scholarly journals A New Remote Community-Owned Wireless Communication Service: Fort Severn First Nation Builds Their Local Cellular System with Keewaytinook Mobile

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan O'Donnell ◽  
George Kakekaspan ◽  
Brian Beaton ◽  
Brian Walmark ◽  
Raymond Mason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Hudson Bay ◽  
Communication Service ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Remote Community ◽  
Mode De Vie ◽  
History Of ◽  
Tribal Council

ABSTRACT Fort Severn First Nation is a remote fly-in community on Hudson Bay. Its lifestyle reflects a deep respect for and connection to the land. The Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) Tribal Council has developed the Keewaytinook Mobile (KM) service in remote First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. In November 2009, Fort Severn and KO established the KM service in the community. This study traces the history of KM and its implementation in Fort Severn and describes how and why community members are using the service. The analysis is based on interviews and discussions with community members during three research visits between March 2010 to March 2011.RÉSUMÉ Fort Severn est une communauté isolée située sur les rives de la baie d’Hudson. Son mode de vie reflète un respect et un attachement profonds pour la terre. Le Conseil tribal Keewaytinook Okimakanak KKOL a développé le service mobile Keewaytinook dans les communautés autochtones reculées du Nord de l’Ontario. En novembre IGGJ, Fort Severn et KO ont établi ce service dans la communauté. Cette étude retrace l’histoire et la mise en place du service mobile à Fort Severn et décrit comment et pourquoi on y utilise ce service. L’analyse se fonde sur des entrevues et des discussions avec des membres de la communauté menées au cours de trois visites de recherche effectuées entre mars IGHG et mars IGHH.

scholarly journals A human-health risk assessment of dietary methylmercury exposure in Fort Albany First Nation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Human Health Risk Assessment ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Range Transport ◽  
Fort Albany

In Northern First Nations communities, traditional diets are a primary pathway for essential nutrients and exposures to environmental contaminants. Due to long-range transport and industry pollution, Fort Albany First Nation is a community at risk of methylmercury exposures through fish. It’s ability to bioaccumulate, and its neurotoxic and developmental impacts, make its presence a concern. This study assessed five fish species for methylmercury from the Albany River. All species, except for Pike, demonstrated a positive relationship with mercury concentrations increasing with length. A human health risk assessment was conducted and demonstrated twice the risk of exceeding the reference dose for children ages 3 to 6 for all species, and 6 to 11 for all species, excluding Whitefish. It is recommended that vulnerable populations consuming certain species of fish reduce their intakes or encourage community trading. Furthermore, there is a need for more thorough testing for mercury along the river basin

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document