The Nisga’a Lisims Government website clearly provides an unique insight into how they represent their cultural identity online. Although the home page, seems to be problematic as there is a YouTube video that blocks out the information, seemingly on purpose. However, the website provides a rich set of resources about Nisga’a culture, blended with resources ranging from legal aid to education information. The broad range of links within the site clearly demonstrates how a website can be used to provide a grounding of common identity within a community.
The examination of the menu bar with its various options creates a wide range of exploration. The cultural link set out the various beliefs unique to the Nisga’a, a link to languages, traditional law, and connects with their cultural today. This represents a moving forward to preserving and enriching Nisga’a culture. Furthermore, by using the social services link, it takes to a wide range of resources including k-12 and post-secondary education. In the post-secondary education, it provides information and links to educational opportunities, courses and funding. This clearly demonstrates how the Nisga’a are using this website to anchor their community to a prosperous future.
How the Nisga’a represents their sense of place through their website is central to my final project. Furthermore, by defining sense of place, my project will examine how the Nisga’a has blended the experiences of the past and the Internet to preserve and move their cultural forward in the 21st century. The link scholarships connects directly to a website with rich resources for post secondary education. The learning link within K-12 education site provides a rich set of resources for language and writing.
Sources:Nisga’a Lisims Government