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Entry 14: Aboriginal Youth and Technology

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On June 19, 2013, Camosen College announced that 2 of its instructors were invited to present their research (case study) on Aboriginal youth and technology.  The paper, entitled Digital Storytelling: A Case Stduy of Aboriginal Youth Engaging in Technology,

examines their ANCESTOR (Aboriginal Computer Education through Storytelling) project that introduces Aboriginal youth to careers in technology, an area that has very few Aboriginal professionals.

The authors utilised a 3D program which enabled Aboriginals to create their own stories in an environment which “parallels the Indigenious world view…[Moreover]  the project …addresses the problem of cultural kiteracy lost to the younger generation.”

link:  http://camosun.ca/news/press-releases/2013/june/aboriginal-youth-technology.html

Module 2 – Post 2 – Native Drums

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The website Native Drums is a site about First Nations culture and music in Canada. While it’s focus is on the drum and indigenous music, it also includes many stories and myths about First Nations culture.  There is a wealth of information on the site from videos of drum making and performance to lesson plans on the physics of sound.  This site is funded through the Canadian Content Online Program of the Government of Canada’s Canadian Heritage Department. It was put together by a team from Carlton University, lead by Dr. Elaine Keillor who says the site was developed to allow Aboriginal music and musicians to “not have the information filtered through the eyes of teachers and academic(s) of the dominant culture within Canada.” (Carlton University, 2006)

Carlton University. (2006). Canadian Geographic Sounds the Beat of Native Drums. Retrieved from http://www.carleton.ca/fass/2006/canadian-geographic-sounds-the-beat-of-native-drums/