'Digital reservation' an attempt to bring Colville Tribal members together (fwd link)

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Article published Apr 4, 2008

'Digital reservation' an attempt to bring Colville Tribal members together

By K.C. Mehaffey
World staff writer

COULEE DAM — One girl who found out a college friend had died used the new Web
site to get in touch with her friend's family on the remote Colville Indian
Reservation.

Others are using it to discuss the upcoming tribal election, announce meetings,
share poetry, or connect with other Fancy Dancers.

"One Heart for the People," includes a mix of forums and blogs, photographs and
video clips, and they all relate in one way or another to members of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

Ben-Alex Dupris, who created the new site and launched it in December, believes
it's already fulfilling its purpose: It's breaking down the barriers of the
reservation's four districts of Omak, Nespelem, Keller and Inchelium.

"The lines have become a way of separating the membership," Dupris said.

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