What is the ‘First Mile’? KCDC Youth ICT Workshop March 5,

| 2 The First Mile project shares stories of First Nations technology projects. It is not enough just to be connected to the Internet. Who, what, how, and why people and communities connect are important too.

| 3 First Mile Broadband Development  Different First Nations develop local broadband networks in ways that reflect their unique contexts  Locally owned networks support future development  Local control means First Nations can decide what to do with these tools 3

| 4 K’atl’odeeche First Nation, NWT 4

| 5 Video: Tour K’atl’odeeche’s Network 5

| 6 ‘First Mile’ Broadband is: a community service that local residents, organizations and businesses can develop and access used by First Nations governments to support and deliver other community services to members, such as health or education 6

| 7 Assembly of First Nations e-Community Strategy 7

| 8 Seabird Island 8

| 9 First Mile Questions  How is your community connected?  What is the history of connections in your community?  What, if anything, changed with connectivity?  Do people think it’s important to be connected?  How do people use the Internet?  Does the Band or a local business own or run IT services?  Do any public services use connectivity?  Do any local businesses use connectivity?  Do people face challenges with new technologies?  Do technologies make a difference in your community? 9

| 10 First Mile Website 10

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| 13 Blood Tribe 13

| 14 Tyendinaga 14

| 15 Atlantic Canada 15

| 16 Saskatchewan... No videos yet! 16

| 17 Invitation: Tell a First Mile Story Connectivity in your community Deadline: April 15, 2013 Photos, stories, video Prizes for published contributions $50 for blog post / $200 for video 17

| 18 First step... Find us on Facebook 18

| 19 Questions? Ideas? Phone: