I am Ula Shirt, a member of Piikani First Nation. My home community is located in South-Western Alberta, Canada, and we are proud members of the Blackfoot Confederacy. I moved here from Calgary, Alberta, when I was 6 years old and have lived here ever since - with brief periods away for education and work.
In 1999 I completed a compressed course of studies with a focus on computer programming - directly after completion, I came home and began working with the Peigan Board of Education - an on-reserve non-profit organization that runs a Kindergarten through Grade 12 school and an Alternative Education / Technology Centre. That's a really brief background. Let's move on to the present and what I do, what I am working towards today.
I am currently the IT & Education Manager of The Mii Kyaa Pii Centre, Peigan Board of Education. Here at the Mii Kyaa Pii Centre we have the following projects supported by Government of Canada programs:
- Peigan Nation CAP Centre (Community Access Program) - Industry Canada
- Alternative Education Program - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Alberta Computers For Schools Shop - Industry Canada
- First Nations Schoolnet - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Due to budget constraints and availability of personnel, I have worked on integrating every single program that runs here at the Mii Kyaa Pii Centre. Everyone who works here works at everything - in the shop to refurbish computers, in the main computer lab to supervise and help people, in the Alternative Education program to help students, secretarial tasks, etc. Every single employee here at the Mii Kyaa Pii Centre is an essential part of our team.
Anyhow, that is a really, really brief summary of what I do at work. I will probably expand on different aspects as I go.
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