We invite you to join us October 16 for a conversation about the research on tribal broadband and opportunities for tribes to improve their communities’ Internet access. This is the third event in the Center for Indian Country Development’s (CICD’s) 2023 webinar series: Cultivating Native Economies in the 21st Century. The series provides tribal leaders, policymakers, and practitioners with information they can use to strengthen and expand Indian Country economic prosperity.
Internet access connects communities to economic opportunity and vital services. External LinkResearch from CICD has found that tribal areas have inadequate access to high-speed Internet, known as broadband. Today, new funding and partnership possibilities are opening opportunities for tribes to improve their communities’ digital infrastructure. Seizing these opportunities requires accurate, comprehensive data on the state of broadband across Indian Country.
Our October 16 webinar will feature research on the tribal digital divide and information on modern broadband policies and programs. Tribal broadband practitioners and federal policymakers will discuss data challenges as well as opportunities for tribal governments to advance their service networks. Presenters and panelists will also explore the connection between tribes’ ability to make decisions about their digital infrastructure and tribal sovereignty. Participants will have the opportunity to share questions as part of a live question-and-answer session.
The event is held in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University.
We hope you’ll be part of this important conversation.
Speakers include:
- External LinkGeoffrey Blackwell (Muscogee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Omaha), National Congress of American Indians
- External LinkValerie Fast Horse (Coeur d’Alene Tribe), Coeur d’Alene Tribe
- External LinkCasey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- External LinkTraci Morris (Chickasaw), American Indian Policy Institute, Arizona State University
- External LinkMatthew Rantanen (Cree), Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association and Tribal Digital Village
- External LinkSteven Shepelwich, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
- External LinkH Trostle (Cherokee Nation), CICD, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- External LinkDanae Wilson (Nez Perce), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy