Indigenous Connectivity Summit Presentations

October 2022, Winnipeg

The Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2022 took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba between 25-27th October. Below are the slides presented by speakers at the plenary sessions.

Tuesday 25th

Nation of Hawai‘i: 129 Years of Connectivity, by John Garcia and Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele (Nation of Hawai’i)

Managing Large Scale Projects, by Alfred Loon (EEYOU Communications)

North End Connect, by Joel Templeman (ISOC/University of Calgary) and Shelley Anderson (Indigenous Vision for the North End)

Keeping the Community Informed, by Claudia Tarbell (Calix)

ISED Spectrum Access Initiatives, by Mark Saunders (Government of Canada, ISED)

Digital Equity in Indigenous Communities, by Davida Delmar (AMERIND)

Broadcast Communications North, by Jason Neepin (BCN)

Wednesday 26th

Background on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, by Brenda Gunn (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation/University of Arizona)

Mapping Broadband in Indigenous Communities, by Pierrette Renée Dagg (University of Michigan/Merit)

Spectrum and Sovereignty, by Dr. Gregory Taylor (University of Calgary)

The Future of Digital Advocacy, by Mark Buell (Connect Humanity)

Building Off-grid Networks, by Suzanne Singer (Native Renewables)

Thursday 27th

CIRA Funding Presentation, by Maureen James (CIRA)

First Mile Connectivity Consortium (FMCC) Update, by Sally Braun (FMCC)

Rural Technology Expectations, by Christopher Mitchell (ILSR)

Alaskan Tribal Connectivity and Sustainability, by Julien Atrilinguk Jacobs and Brittany Woods-Orrison (Qenik Media Group; Alaska Public Interest Research Group)