indigital warriors
Garry Oker has designed a Digital Literacy and Media production training program for Doig River First Nation youth to develop their workplace skills in this new digital era. The training introduces iphone technology tools for translating important cultural information. The goal is to improve communication to motivate and generate action. The students will gain skills in new media production.
Danewajich.TV website has been site up to create a working interactive website that allows for First Nation communities to create, upload, curate, access, and interact with cultural materials in digital formats. Cultural content includes current work that is created in digital format or recorded digitally, plus digital archives of traditional cultural materials. Digital content will include video, music, chanting, spoken word, dance, visual imagery and combinations of the above.
Students have been introduced to technology training in hyper local technology application. The students were provided I-Phones for mobile web applications and play out system. The training focused on connectivity and social media skills such as mobile technology, You Tube, iPhone, internet, workplace and classroom situations- The participants learned and gain transferable digital literacy skills to synthesize and disseminate information. They were involved in acquisition of cultural knowledge and learn to translate short stories through various media about the business activity in the region's economy.
Like many Aboriginal communities Doig River is experiencing rapid advancements in their technical infrastructure which now both allows for, and requires, the transliteration of cultural activities and traditional cultural archives into digital media formats. These training programs are to provide digital literacy and media production application. Activities will include solving real time business communication within Aboriginal organizations and businesses. Community members will also be trained to disseminate information through digital media and learn to apply their learning’s to pre-production material development for community’s communication strategies and economic development.
The objective is to train members of the community to develop and translate information suitable for groups within the community. The methods of delivery has been through multimedia arts and design; video; animation; photographs; archive materials; art; music; traditional language; print; and oral storytelling.
The Challenge: Doig River First Nation community has limited cultural relevant information in the emerging knowledge based economy to address:
• A learning divide, low relative access to and completion of education
• Insignificant access to culturally relevant education and training programs
• Dated culturally relevant teaching methodologies on workplace culture
The Solution: Provide innovative media production employment opportunities.
• Build on traditional knowledge assets and innovation.
• Build digital platform: Dane wajich.tv website to create digital stories.
• Provide technology communication solution for First Nation Administration and local business.
About You
About You
First Name
Garry
Last Name
Oker
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About You, Your Group, or Your Organization
Name
Symbols Design Corp
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Country
Canada, BC
Please confirm that this project could benefit First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples
Yes
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What categories best describe who your group or organization serves (check all that apply)
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
What best describes your group or organization
Community group or youth group.
How long have you, your group, or your organization been operating?
Less than a year
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Name Your Entry
indigital warriors
Tell us the story of your idea or project
Garry Oker has designed a Digital Literacy and Media production training program for Doig River First Nation youth to develop their workplace skills in this new digital era. The training introduces iphone technology tools for translating important cultural information. The goal is to improve communication to motivate and generate action. The students will gain skills in new media production.
Danewajich.TV website has been site up to create a working interactive website that allows for First Nation communities to create, upload, curate, access, and interact with cultural materials in digital formats. Cultural content includes current work that is created in digital format or recorded digitally, plus digital archives of traditional cultural materials. Digital content will include video, music, chanting, spoken word, dance, visual imagery and combinations of the above.
Students have been introduced to technology training in hyper local technology application. The students were provided I-Phones for mobile web applications and play out system. The training focused on connectivity and social media skills such as mobile technology, You Tube, iPhone, internet, workplace and classroom situations- The participants learned and gain transferable digital literacy skills to synthesize and disseminate information. They were involved in acquisition of cultural knowledge and learn to translate short stories through various media about the business activity in the region's economy.
Like many Aboriginal communities Doig River is experiencing rapid advancements in their technical infrastructure which now both allows for, and requires, the transliteration of cultural activities and traditional cultural archives into digital media formats. These training programs are to provide digital literacy and media production application. Activities will include solving real time business communication within Aboriginal organizations and businesses. Community members will also be trained to disseminate information through digital media and learn to apply their learning’s to pre-production material development for community’s communication strategies and economic development.
The objective is to train members of the community to develop and translate information suitable for groups within the community. The methods of delivery has been through multimedia arts and design; video; animation; photographs; archive materials; art; music; traditional language; print; and oral storytelling.
The Challenge: Doig River First Nation community has limited cultural relevant information in the emerging knowledge based economy to address:
• A learning divide, low relative access to and completion of education
• Insignificant access to culturally relevant education and training programs
• Dated culturally relevant teaching methodologies on workplace culture
The Solution: Provide innovative media production employment opportunities.
• Build on traditional knowledge assets and innovation.
• Build digital platform: Dane wajich.tv website to create digital stories.
• Provide technology communication solution for First Nation Administration and local business.
Define your idea / project in 1-2 short sentences
The goal is to provide youth technology tools to become Indigital warriors
Select the stage that best applies to your solution
Start-Up (a project that is just getting started)
Social Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
Please tell us about the social impact of your idea or proect
The project provides youth an opportunity to curate new media cultural stories
Your Future Goal(s): Tell us what you hope to achieve with your idea or project in the next year
i hope to make it a national program
In 5 years, what will be different as a result of your idea/project?
The difference i want to make make is the program increase digital literacy amongs Aboriginal youth and they reclaim their creative and innovative ability to curate new stories using existing and emerging knowledge.
Sustainability
Tell us about the people/ partnerships that are already involved and why they are important to your idea or project.
The partnership include Doig River First Nation, Northeast Aborginal Advancing Society(NENAS), First Nation Technology Council, En'owkin Center-Nation Arts Media Program (NAPT) Symbols Design Corp
All these partners provide funds and commitment for youth empowerment in cultural knowledge application.
If there are other people/partners that you will reach out to tell us who they are and why they will be important to your idea or project.
Vericorder Technology as they provide technology iphone application
Describe the kinds of support you receive (other than money) or will need to support your idea or project (e.g.: donated, space, equipment and volunteers)
I have received support from Doig River First Nation Trust and Doig River first Nation administration.
Do you currently have funding for your idea or project?
No (skip next two questions)
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