Last month, federal leaders announced modifications to tribal broadband programs as part of a larger effort to “reduce red ...
The project will initially serve more than 150 tribal homes and facilities within the first year, with plans for future ...
Then a second grader, Winona Begaye uploads homework from the backseat from her family's car on the Navajo reservation in this 2020 photo. Lack of broadband access led many tribal schools to set up ...
The internet connection was so poor where Tracey Yazzie’s children are enrolled in school on the Navajo Nation in Arizona last year that educators switched to a low-tech solution: paper, pencil and a ...
Tribal libraries can be key for using the internet in broadband-scarce communities, but due to a narrow definition of “library,” many have been left out. As we often say on this show, the internet is ...
The pandemic has brought digital inequities into focus. In those early days, while some of us transitioned into remote work and school without much fuss, others were stranded. That’s particularly true ...
The Federal Communications Commission has launched the interactive map to encourage individuals and families to self-report on their broadband connectivity. The site also includes a bulk challenges ...
As tribal communities plan broadband infrastructure, tech leaders stress the development of networks that they own, built on a foundation of fiber technology. “One thing that has gotten better is the ...
(TNS) — Heleen Archuleta, a sophomore at Cuba High School who lives in the Counselor community of the Navajo Nation, was U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján's virtual guest for President Biden's joint address to ...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Arizona’s request for an infusion of $447 million in ...
Morris is the executive director of the American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University and a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. Michelson is the founder and co-chair of the ...