Nekaneet First Nation the first Indigenous community in Sask. to provide telecommunication services – Global News
October 25, 2022
A southwest First Nation in Saskatchewan will become the first Indigenous community to provide telecommunication services in the province.
The Nekaneet First Nation leadership announced an initiative partnered with Batchewana First Nation to provide high speed internet, telephone and TV services to Nekaneet First Nation and the southwest region of Saskatchewan area including Maple Creek.
“It’s very important because not too long down the road in our history here, they used to say occupy the field and be part of the economy,” said Nekaneet Chief Alvin Francis. “This is really just part of it – providing these services of internet, landlines and cable to our First Nations.“
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