By Xavier Kataquapit We are all part of a great change in human civilization. Whether we know it or not, we are living through humanity\u2019s first steps into the modern digital age. I grew up in the 1980s in my remote home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast. Back then, it really felt like we lived in another world because we only had one reliable radio signal and three television channels with up to date news and content. Long distance phone calls were available but everyone was constantly concerned about the cost of using a phone, so it was only reserved for the most important calls. A generation before the 1980s, there was no direct connection to the outside world in my home community. My parents, Marius and… <\/p>\n
By Xavier Kataquapit We are all part of a great change in human civilization. Whether we know it or not, we are living through humanity\u2019s first steps into the modern digital age. I grew up in the 1980s in my remote home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast. Back then, it really felt like we lived in another world because we only had one reliable radio signal and three television channels with up to date news and content. Long distance phone calls were available but everyone was constantly concerned about the cost of using a phone, so it was only reserved for the most important calls. A generation before the 1980s, there was no direct connection to the outside world in my home community. My parents, Marius and... <\/p>\n