[CAnet - news] How Fiber to Home helps Canada's First Nations retain their culture
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:19:47 -0400
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Thanks to Matt Wenger for this pointer-BSA] >From the PC world article: http://www.pcworld.com/article/147907/broadband_innovations_part_2_fiber_opt ics_reaches_the_tipi.html Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the indigenous Ktunaxa <http://www.ktunaxa.org/who/index.html> people of British Columbia had a thriving culture going back 10,000 years. Following more than a century of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the Canadian government, however, the Ktunaxa's language and culture have been all but eradicated. Now, innovative uses of cutting-edge broadband and digital recordings of tribal elders are enabling younger members to hear the sounds of the language, giving Ktunaxa leaders hope for its future. "With no prospect of the infrastructure in our traditional territory improving, we took it upon ourselves to develop our own <http://www.ktunaxa.org/network/index.html> broadband network in order to make use of these important language-training resources," says Maki. In March of 2007, the mission was accomplished. The Ktunaxa Nation now has North America's only native-owned open-fiber-to-the-home network, providing speeds of 100 megabits per second to each home. "We're now wired like no other community in North America. Everything we do is based on connectivity. Not many people get a chance to change the course of predicted history, but with hard work and fiber, we will," Maki says. Matt Wenger writes: Interesting four part series of articles in PC World highlighting "groundbreaking broadband uses, and the people who employ the technology to preserve the past, reshape the future, and fulfill their dreams." To quote them. Of particular interest to many of you will be part 2, the feature on the Ktunaxa nation fiber network in Canada. http://www.pcworld.com/article/147907-15/broadband_innovations_part_2_fiber_ optics_reaches_the_tipi.html In terms of the other three articles: The first article on gaming as Olympic sport this year can be found: http://www.pcworld.com/article/147903/broadband_innovations_part_1_the_21st_ century_athlete.html Part 3: "The Film Editor's Dream" A well-known Swedish film editor fulfills his dream of working remotely while living in a rural area, thanks to a superfast fiber-optic broadband connection. http://www.pcworld.com/article/147904/broadband_innovations_part_3_the_film_ editors_dream.html Part 4: "The Doctor Isn't In But Can See You" In the final installment, focuses on how NorthWest Telehealth is delivering quality healthcare remotely. http://www.pcworld.com/article/147905/article.html What I like, is the emphasis on what is ACTUALLY being done rather than what could maybe one day happen. There may be good contacts here for many of you to follow up with to learn more about what they did and how they did it. ------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to [email protected] These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or management. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C901ED.7D8F25A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} span.PlainTextChar {mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text"; font-family:Consolas;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit = my blog at <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a = href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog= spot.com/</a> or <a = href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.co= m</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------<o:p></o:= p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal> [Excellent series of articles in PC world on = the benefits of Fiber to the Home for various broadband applications serving = communities around the world. Thanks to Matt Wenger for this = pointer—BSA]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>From the PC world article:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoNormal>http://www.pcworld.com/article/147907/broadband_innovat= ions_part_2_fiber_optics_reaches_the_tipi.html<o:p></o:p></p> <p>Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the <a href=3D"http://www.ktunaxa.org/who/index.html" = target=3D"_blank">indigenous Ktunaxa people</a> of British Columbia had a thriving culture going back 10,000 = years. Following more than a century of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of = the Canadian government, however, the Ktunaxa's language and culture have = been all but eradicated. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>Now, innovative uses of cutting-edge broadband and digital recordings = of tribal elders are enabling younger members to hear the sounds of the = language, giving Ktunaxa leaders hope for its future.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>"With no prospect of the infrastructure in our traditional = territory improving, we took it upon ourselves to develop <a href=3D"http://www.ktunaxa.org/network/index.html" target=3D"_blank">our = own broadband network</a> in order to make use of these important = language-training resources," says Maki. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>In March of 2007, the mission was accomplished. The Ktunaxa Nation = now has North America's only native-owned open-fiber-to-the-home network, = providing speeds of 100 megabits per second to each home. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>"We're now wired like no other community in North America. = Everything we do is based on connectivity. Not many people get a chance to change = the course of predicted history, but with hard work and fiber, we = will," Maki says. <o:p></o:p></p> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Matt Wenger writes:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Interesting four part series of articles in PC = World highlighting<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>"groundbreaking broadband uses, and the = people who employ the technology to<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>preserve the past, reshape the future, and = fulfill their dreams." To quote<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>them.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Of particular interest to many of you will be = part 2, the feature on the<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Ktunaxa nation fiber network in Canada. = <o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>http://www.pcworld.com/article/147907-15/broadband_i= nnovations_part_2_fiber_optics_reaches_the_tipi.html <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>In terms of the other three = articles:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>The first article on gaming as Olympic sport = this year can be found:<o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>http://www.pcworld.com/article/147903/broadband_inno= vations_part_1_the_21st_<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>century_athlete.html <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Part 3: "The Film Editor's Dream" A = well-known Swedish film editor fulfills<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>his dream of working remotely while living in a = rural area, thanks to a<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>superfast fiber-optic broadband = connection.<o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>http://www.pcworld.com/article/147904/broadband_inno= vations_part_3_the_film_<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>editors_dream.html <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Part 4: "The Doctor Isn't In But Can See = You" In the final installment,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>focuses on how NorthWest Telehealth is = delivering quality healthcare<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>remotely. http://www.pcworld.com/article/147905/article.html <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>What I like, is the emphasis on what is ACTUALLY = being done rather than what<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>could maybe one day happen. There may be good = contacts here for many of you<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>to follow up with to learn more about what they = did and how they did it.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C901ED.7D8F25A0-- --===============1022731698== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============1022731698==--