<html><head><base href="x-msg://172/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">A bit far afield from NM, but of particular interest, given our tribal and indigenous communities and peoples here.<div>The article linked below provides a remarkably well told story of a First Nations network, it's achievements, its</div><div>limitations and difficulties, teaching and learning processes and the people who are living with and making it happen.</div><div><br></div><div>This has direct, inspired bearing on the potential for native communities here in New Mexico and throughout the US.</div><div><br></div><div>In coordination with this 1st-Mile initiative, the First Nations of Canada call their networking initiative the First Mile.</div><div>See the link below.</div><div><br></div><div>RL</div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ci-indigenous-admin@lists.knet.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ci-indigenous-admin@lists.knet.ca</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:34 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:fninnovationpn@lists.knet.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">fninnovationpn@lists.knet.ca</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ci-indigenous@lists.knet.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ci-indigenous@lists.knet.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Ci-indigenous] Mishkeegogamang Tepacimowin Networks - New article by Connie Gray-McKay and others<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">Hello FNI friends,<br><br>Our project has a new article published this month in the Journal of Community Informatics, from our research with Mishkeegogamang First Nation. The lead author is Chief Connie Gray-McKay. The article is a great source of information on how community members in this remote First Nation are using technologies in interesting and innovative ways. Please pass it along!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "><br>The article is available here online:<br><br><a href="http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/795/1069" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/795/1069</a><br><br>Best wishes,<br>Susan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">Dr. Susan O'Donnell, Researcher and Adjunct Professor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick<br>First Nations Innovation Project<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.fn-innovation-pn.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.fn-innovation-pn.com</a><br>First Mile Project<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://firstmile.ca" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://firstmile.ca</a><br>My website:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://susanodo.wordpress.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://susanodo.wordpress.com</a><br>An internet for the common good - a Community Informatics declaration:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/kfaacqn" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://tinyurl.com/kfaacqn</a><br><a href="mailto:susanodo@unb.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">susanodo@unb.ca</a><br>1-506-444-0374<br>Post: FN Innovation, Box 104, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 4Y2<br></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><div>
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