Posted by Karl Bode Last year, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State were one of 327 Native Nations to receive wireless spectrum as part of the FCC’s Rural Tribal Window program. Since then,…
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Building Connections and Capacity in Indian Country at the First Tribal Wireless Bootcamp
Posted by Christopher Mitchell Earlier this summer, a small group of people gathered in the southern California desert for the first Tribal Wireless Bootcamp. Organized by a loose collection of people with a long history of…
Episode 17 of Connect This! – Tribal Broadband
Posted by Ry Marcattilio-McCracken In this episode of the Connect This! Show, co-hosts Christopher and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by Jessica Engle (IT Director for the Yurok Tribe) and Matthew Rantanen (Director of Technology, Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association)…
Building Connections and Digital Sovereignty at the Tribal Wireless Bootcamp – Episode 466 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Posted by Maren Machles On this episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, Christopher Mitchell is joined by Matthew Rantanen, Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association along with Maren Machles, ILSR Senior Researcher and…
Dive Deeper into Native Nations Networks with These Stories
Posted by Ry Marcattilio-McCracken Last week we published a new case study report on four Native Nations (the Coeur d’Alene, the Nez Perce, the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe, and the St. Regis Mohawk) who set out…
Open Technology Institute Report Details the Cost of Connectivity in the Navajo Nation
Posted by Ry Marcattilio-McCracken This past August, the Open Technology Institute (OTI) (a program of New America) released its 2020 Cost of Connectivity Report, which showed that a combination of regulatory and oversight choices combined with market forces results…
Starlink’s Beta Program Connects the Remote Hoh Tribe in Washington State
Posted by Matthew Marcus After years of struggling to obtain reliable Internet connectivity, The Hoh Tribe in western Washington has entered a beta trial with SpaceX’s StarLink satellite Internet service, drastically improving the community’s Internet access speed…
New Report Shows How Two Tribal Networks in New Mexico Brought Faster Speeds and Lower Prices
Posted by Ry Marcattilio-McCracken A new report out by the American Library Association shows how community anchor institutions — and libraries in particular — can serve as central players in expanding tribal connectivity efforts around the country. “Built…
California Tribal Network Klamath Rural Broadband Awarded $10 Million for Expansion
Posted by Ry Marcattilio-McCracken Tribal residents and others living along near Six Rivers National Forest in Humboldt County, California are about to get a broadband boost. The Yurok and Karuk Tribes announced at the end of July that…
Learn About Funding In Tribal and Rural Areas with OCC Webinar
Posted by Ry Marcattilio-McCracken The United States Office of the Comptroller is hosting a webinar at the end of the month called “Banks Finance Broadband in Rural Areas & Indian Country” aimed at banks and local leaders looking…