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Thanks to everyone for making the conference such a success!

The conference evaluation form (PDF)Please Submit to Rachel Garrick


This progressive conference will address communications issues and needs within northern Ontario First Nations communities and organizations. Locations:
a) Sioux Lookout - The Den, Pelican Falls First Nations High School.
b) Timmins - McIntyre Centre - 220.
c) Boulevard Algonquin East Thunder Bay - KNet Boardroom - 216 South Algoma

View the Agenda

Conference Objectives

  • Identification of the state of northern Ontario Aboriginal languages;
  • Development of a strategy to preserve, maintain and enhance Ojibway, Oji-Cree and Cree languages;
  • Increased knowledge of existing and upcoming communications infrastructure in northern Ontario that will impact First Nations;
  • Identification of ways communications tools can be used effectively;
  • How to manage communications in a crisis;
  • Awareness of careers in media programs and communications;
  • Awareness of modes of communications including how to set up a community radio station and radio broadcasting online; and
  • Development of an understanding of what public relations is.

Registration

Please complete this Conference registration form and submit it to Wawatay

E-mail: rachelg@wawatay.on.ca

Fax: 807-737-3224

Mail: Box 1180,
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B7

Please fill out your ONLINE registration form.

Registration is FREE for the Communications Conference.

 

Watched the Archived Webcast

Click here for Day One.

Click here for Day Two.

These two sessions will be broken down by presentations shortly.

Ask a Question

calkenny@knet:

There will be an evaluation form posted later tomorrow. please come back and fill it out.

Stella Koostachin:

Chiefs & Councils should utilize video conferencing for their meetings without leaving home.

calkenny@knet:

Thank you all for joining. :-)

Barney Beaver of Webequie, ON:

Great Conference..This is a tool to preserve our native language for the next generations to utlize.

Brent Kelso, Thunder Bay, ON:

This was an excellent conference. I enjoyed listening to the stories and the presentations. Need to do again!!!

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