{"id":33144,"date":"2023-10-22T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=33144"},"modified":"2023-10-23T13:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:35:19","slug":"native-america-calling-historic-broadband-investment-indian-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/22\/native-america-calling-historic-broadband-investment-indian-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Historic broadband investment in Indian Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Sunday, October 22, 2023<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Historic broadband investment: where is the money going?  <\/div>\r\nTribes are getting their applications in for <a href=\"https:\/\/broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov\/news\/latest-news\/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-1-billion-new-internet-all-funding\">funds from the second round<\/a> of the Biden Administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov\/funding-programs\/tribal-broadband-connectivity\">Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.<\/a> \r\n<P><\/p>\r\nAltogether the federal government is sinking <a href=\"https:\/\/internetforall.gov\/program\/tribal-broadband-connectivity-program\/notice-funding-opportunity-2\">almost $3 billion into tribal connectivity projects<\/a>. From Starlink connections in Alaska to community Wi-Fi hubs in Kansas, <a href=\"https:\/\/broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov\/round-one-awardee-applicant-resource-archive\">almost 200 tribes received grant<\/a>s to put them on the cusp of high-speed internet infrastructure, some of them for the first time ever.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n\r\nJoin Native America Calling to hear from some tribes about what the money is paying for and how long before they see dividends toward bridging the digital divide.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce2 Funding Opportunity: The Biden-Harris Administration is making an additional $980 million available to connect everyone on Tribal lands.<br><br>Tribes and eligible entities should apply by Jan. 23, 2024.<br><br>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ROiv6Y57O\">https:\/\/t.co\/0ROiv6Y57O<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhhLudULoP\">pic.twitter.com\/XhhLudULoP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NTIA (@NTIAgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NTIAgov\/status\/1684620642195496967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qawalangin.com\/council\">President Dennis Robinson<\/a> (Qawalangin Tribe), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qawalangin.com\/\">Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Timothy-Rhodd-for-Chairman-of-the-Iowa-Tribe-of-Kansas-and-Nebraska-100076209482002\/\">Chairman Timothy Rhodd<\/a> (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska), chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iowatribeofkansasandnebraska.com\/\">Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/news\/articles\/2023\/09\/28\/national-congress-of-american-indians-announces-geoffrey-blackwell-as-general-counsel-and-chief-of-staff\">Geoffrey Blackwell<\/a> (Omaha\/Chickasaw\/Choctaw\/Muscogee), general counsel and chief of staff for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\">National Congress of American Indians<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/greysnow.com\/grey-snow-tech-services-llc\/\">Jon Walton<\/a>, GM of <a href=\"https:\/\/greysnow.com\/grey-snow-tech-services-llc\/\">Grey Snow Tech Services<\/a>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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