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https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/article/view/5601/5996
This research article, “Barriers to Meaningful Connectivity: Exploring Internet Access Options in a Low-Income Urban Neighbourhood,” examines the digital divide in Winnipeg’s North End, a low-income urban area. The authors argue that the lack of affordable and reliable internet access in the area, caused by factors like high connectivity costs, limited digital literacy, and inadequate infrastructure, creates significant barriers for residents, particularly Indigenous and newcomer families. The article highlights how the existing internet access model, driven by profit maximization, fails to meet the needs of marginalized communities and perpetuates inequalities. The authors propose a community-driven approach to address these issues, utilizing a community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) methodology to develop sustainable and practical solutions, including the possibility of establishing a community-owned and operated network.
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North End Connect is an Indigenous-led initiative based in Treaty 1 Territory and the Homeland of the Red River Métis. We honour the Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anishininwak, Dakota Oyate, and Denésuline Nations whose land we live and work on.
We acknowledge Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Treaty 3 Territory as the source of Winnipeg’s drinking water, and the many Indigenous Nations whose lands generate the electricity that powers our lives and work. As we build digital inclusion in the North End, we do so with deep respect for Indigenous knowledge, community connection, and the right to self-determined futures.