{"id":19767,"date":"2022-01-12T10:16:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=19767"},"modified":"2022-01-12T10:16:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:16:39","slug":"closing-the-digital-divide-in-native-communities-through-infrastructure-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/12\/closing-the-digital-divide-in-native-communities-through-infrastructure-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing the Digital Divide in Native Communities through Infrastructure Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/div>\r\n Roundtable discussion on \u201cClosing the Digital Divide in Native Communities through Infrastructure Investment\u201d
\r\nWednesday, January 12 2022 – 02:30 PM
\r\nLocation: Dirksen
\r\nRoom Number: 628\r\n

<\/P>\r\nNote: Video feed from Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> will go live shortly before 2:30p Eastern on January 12, 2022.<\/em>\r\n

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PANEL 1<\/div>\r\n\r\nThe Honorable Manuel Heart
\r\nChairman
\r\nUte Mountain Ute Tribe
\r\n Towaoc, Colorado\r\n

<\/p>\r\n The Honorable William Smith
\r\nAlaska Area Representative & Board Member
\r\n National Indian Health Board
\r\n Valdez, Alaska\r\n

<\/p>\r\n Walter W. Haase, P.E.
\r\n General Manager
\r\nNavajo Tribal Utility Authority
\r\nFort Defiance, Arizona\r\n

<\/p>\r\n Carrie L. Billy
President & Chief Executive Officer
\r\n American Indian Higher Education Consortium
\r\n Alexandria, Virginia\r\n

<\/p>\r\n Matthew Rantanen
\r\nCo-Chair, Subcommittee Technology & Telecommunications
\r\nNational Congress of American Indians
\r\n Washington, DC\r\n

<\/p>\r\n Donovan Kealoha
\r\n Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
\r\n Purple Mai\u2018a Foundation
\r\n \u2018Aiea, Hawaii\r\n

<\/p>\r\n Hallie Bisset
\r\nExecutive Director
\r\nAlaska Native Village Corporation Association
\r\n Anchorage, Alaska\r\n

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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice<\/div>\r\nRoundtable discussion on \u201cClosing the Digital Divide in Native Communities through Infrastructure Investment\u201d<\/a> (January 12, 2021)\r\n

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