Mark Buell
For more than 25 years, the Internet Society has been home to a global community of people dedicated to bringing the Internet to everyone. Our mission – to work for an Internet that is open, global, and secure – is as relevant today (and arguably more so) as it was when the pioneers of the Internet founded the organization in 1992. We know from our more than two decades of experience that when people get access to the Internet amazing things can happen.
Dr. Rob McMahon, Dr. Michael McNally, Crystal Gail Fraser, Hanne Pearce & Trish Fontaine Communities in the western Arctic can now connect to high-speed digital infrastructure – a situation that provides…
Duane Ningaqsiq Smith The Government of Canada put forward a vision to build Canada as a global centre of innovation through, among other means, ensuring “rural and remote communities across Canada…
Northern Public Affairs is pleased to release this call for contributions to the Winter 2018 issue of NPA Magazine. The issue focuses on the challenges, opportunities, priorities, partnerships, and next steps…
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson I’m Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg, or Ojibway, from Alderville First Nation. My territory is the north shore of Lake Ontario in Ontario, and I began today with one of…
Carol Hopkins Good morning everyone. I want to say chi miigwetch for the prayer this morning. As well, thanks to the Dettah people and their great welcoming of us as we’ve…
Stephen Kakfwi, Valérie Courtois, & Gloria Enzoe Stephen Kakfwi The Indigenous Leadership Initiative is a group that I am part of, along with members like Ovide Mercredi, the former National Chief…
Phillip Gatensby I came to talk about land-based healing. We’ve been involved up in Whitehorse for probably the past seven years doing a land-based healing camp called Jackson Lake. But I’ve…
John B. Zoe Thank you very much, it’s a pleasure to be here. It goes to show that there is a lot of interest in on-the-land activity. And I remember a…
Grounding culture, guardianship, education, and healing on the land Meagan Wohlberg & Kyla Kakfwi Scott The land is a source of life for all Northern people. It provides the basis for…
Underlying many discussions on Northern research is a misconception that the North lacks the knowledge, skills and resources to lead and conduct research. This misconception is not always explicit but is…