The Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Re-
serve is engaged in a number of activi-
ties centred on cultural revitalization and
language preservation, and FirstTel, as an
Aboriginal-owned enterprise, is doing its
part by documenting everything that goes
on in the community. The dedicated staff
at FirstTel and FirstTeltv5 provide videog-
raphy services, filming everything like the
annual Pow Wow to sports events and
healing and wellness activities.
The upcoming annual August long-week-
end Pow Wow will celebrate First Nations
culture with singing, dancing and food, and
the event will be livestreamed by FirstTel
so that people from all across the world
can see it. A few weeks ago, when 150
Wikwemikong water walkers commenced
their two-week long march in difficult ter-
rain along the reserve’s shoreline, First-
Teltv5 was there to capture moments of
a journey that was both physical and spiri-
tual in nature.
With one foot in the community and the
other engaged in business development
and growth, Sandford projects both a grand
vision and a bright future for the company.
“FirstTel only focused on residents and
businesses within Wikwemikong, but we
have huge potential and we’d like to see
FirstTel right across Canada,” Sandford
said.
firsttel.ca
“Because of the FirstTel brand, we have an appeal to First Nations across the
country.”
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