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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Worth taking a look at a good op ed on what the Canadian First Nations have been doing in the ICT/community informatics area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> firstmile-admin@lists.knet.ca [mailto:firstmile-admin@lists.knet.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rob McMahon<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 06, 2013 4:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> firstmile@lists.knet.ca; fninnovationpn@lists.knet.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [First Mile] Op-Ed Article on Indigenous technology development in Vancouver Sun<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi everyone,<br><br>FYI -- the <i>Vancouver Sun </i>published an Op-Ed article written by Norm Leech from the B.C. First Nations Technology Council and myself. The article highlights some of the many technology development projects that are taking place in indigenous communities across Canada. It frames them as part of a long and continuing history of work in this area. It also points readers to the First Nation Innovation and First Mile websites.<br><br><i>Indigenous people organize, innovate for digital self-determination: First Nations Technology Council promotes development and use of community networks </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/Indigenous+people+organize+innovate+digital+self/9134354/story.html" target="_blank">http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/Indigenous+people+organize+innovate+digital+self/9134354/story.html</a> <br><br>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Post-Doctoral Researcher<br>First Nations Innovation Project<br>University of New Brunswick <br>Vancouver, Canada<br>Phone: 778-837-1978<br>Email: <a href="mailto:rob.mcmahon@unb.ca">rob.mcmahon@unb.ca</a><br><a href="http://firstmile.ca">http://firstmile.ca</a><br><a href="http://fn-innovation-pn.com/">http://fn-innovation-pn.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>