Bridging Canada’s Digital Divide: First Nations’ access to new information technologies

http://www3.brandonu.ca/library/CJNS/21.2/cjnsv21no2_pg191-215.pdf

This article, written in 2001, is an interesting read. It is noted that geographic or social isolation, high costs and lack of infrastructure contribute to a digital divide between First Nations people and other Canadians.  It looks at the historical context of the digital divide and how it dates back to Canada’s colonial history.

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