Information & Communication Technologies

Quantitative study of broadband access, device use, and uses of the internet by Tribal peoples. Combines survey results, normed against other national surveys, and case studies of six successful projects.

Summarizes results obtained through focus groups. Participants discussed why they undertook studies online, support systems, positive and negative aspects, relevance of tikanga Maori in courses, and changes that could enhance the experience. Part of project entitled Critical Success for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners.

Includes discussion of pilot projects, literature review, and results of consultations with staff from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority and physicians serving in northern communities.

Linguistics, Literature and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of A Coruña, 2018. Discusses: two narratives by Gordon Henry and Michele Serros, two books of poems by Natalie Diaz and David Tomas Martinez, the films Quinceañera and Smoke Signals, and the video games Never Alone and Guacamelee!.

Investigation showed that Mãori tweets are increasing and tied to specific events.

Looks at how the technology is being used in the areas of telehealth and telemedicine, e-learning and professional development and community engagement, and some of the challenges involved when implementing videoconferencing. Concludes with a brief case study of Keewaywin First Nation.

Digital Media Thesis (MDM)--Ryerson University, 2016.

Looks at the use of virtual care by Indigenous populations in regards to the technology used, health conditions, and the nature of the care.

Discusses the potential for improving knowledge and empathy based relationships through the use of augmented reality (AR) technology as a storytelling platform; details an ongoing partnership between the University of Alberta and the Saddle Lake Cree Nation that uses the Wikiup app.

Article explores the posts and comments from three different Blogs by Indigenous women; examines how intersectional rhetoric is constructed and used in these spaces, and how it serves to defend Indigenous rhetorical sovereignty.

Describes a project in which digitally augmented reality (AR) is used to engage people in traditional Māori land-based narratives, values, and storytelling. Argues that Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, a design approach developed to illustrate narratives using contemporary media, helps to promote “bicultural engagement with landscape.”

Reports on a project that used a collaborative process to create a 13 minute whiteboard video about changing environments in Northern Canadian communities and distributed it to local people. Project stakeholders were able to resolve multiple challenges and feel whiteboard videos may provide a viable and culturally relevant way of disseminating information.

Examines Indigenous cultural beliefs and success strategies in providing veterinary services for dog populations in rural communities. The researchers used digital storytelling to collect their data.

Discusses the strategies used by the First Nations Innovation initiative to deal with challenges and the opportunities created in providing infrastructural support in Indigenous communities. Provides a framework for creating sustainable telecommunications systems in isolated communities.

Discusses the current condition of Internet gambling in Canada and how the Kahnawake Mohawk Nation in Quebec is one of the largest online gambling sites in the world.

Thematic analysis of survey responses and qualitative/focus group data collected over five years in six Indigenous communities during evaluation of the clinical trial DREAM-GLOBAL (Diagnosing Hypertension-Engaging Action and Management in Getting Lower Blood Pressure in Indigenous Peoples and Low- and Middle- Income Countries).

Article uses the traditional Sámi practice of reindeer husbandry to examine the ways that digital tracking technologies can be used to provide irrefutable evidence of land use, and to assert Indigenous claims to sovereignty.