158 Copyright © 2012, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 11 INTRODUCTION The territory of the Tlowitsis Nation 1 spans the coastal area of Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada. These lands have been occupied and used by members of the Nation since time immemorial. Seasonal travel routes, food processing spots, burial and cultural sites and other named places extend across the entire territory. Karlukwees, located on remote Turnour Island, became a central settlement for the Tlowitsis Na- tion since the turn of the 20 th century. In the early 1960’s, the provincial government halted essential services to Turnour Island. With little prospect of schooling and access to health care, the Tlowitsis community began to leave the island. In the ensu- ing diaspora, community members have become Jon Corbett University of British Columbia, Canada Raquel Mann University of British Columbia, Canada Tlowitsis Re-Imagined: The Use of Digital Media to Build Nation and Overcome Disconnection in a Displaced Aboriginal Community ABSTRACT Using the case study of the Tlowitsis, a dispersed indigenous community in British Columbia, Canada, this paper explores the role of ICTs, and in particular participatory video, in nation building. Also, the paper identifes factors that affect both the involvement and exclusion of the membership and addresses the challenges faced and lessons learned. ICTs, in particular new media technologies, offer great po- tential to overcome the geographic barriers caused by dispersal. However, it remains uncertain how they might contribute to the process of nation building. In this regard, the authors present six funda- mental requirements for nation building, and then use these requirements to structure an analysis of the Tlowitsis case study. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0047-8.ch011