The Computers and Culture Project: A Multimedia Approach to the Preservation of Native History, Language, and Culture

Abstract

This article describes a project in which a group of secondary school students used computer and video technology to archive cultural information, language and history of the Carrier of central British Columbia. The Computers and Culture project won a 1990 Asia Pacific Foundation Multicultural Award and a 1991 Northern Telecom Award for "outstanding use of information and communications technology as a learning tool for students." The project is presented as a model for other First Nations culture and language preservation projects.