American-Indian Media: The Past, the Present, and the Promise of Digital
Communication Thesis (PhD) -- Louisiana State University, 2013.
Communication Thesis (PhD) -- Louisiana State University, 2013.
Development Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2013.
Addresses need for federal policy on First Nations connectivity and ICT and possible elements, implementation, funding, and benefits of such a policy. Chapter seven from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Discusses the history of Indigenous engagement with media and telecommunication policy and looks at how a consortium composed of academic researchers and First Nations technology organizations used hearings held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to bring three issues to the forefront: open access to transport networks; subsidy support for First Nations community networks; and the need for consultation with Indigenous communities about infrastructure development and service upgrades taking place in their territories.