{"id":43025,"date":"2024-11-07T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=43025"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:13:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:13:25","slug":"native-america-calling-increasing-native-american-representation-in-the-information-technology-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/11\/07\/native-america-calling-increasing-native-american-representation-in-the-information-technology-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Increasing Native representation in the information technology industry"},"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\">Thursday, November 7, 2024<\/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\"> Increasing Native American representation in the information technology industry<\/div>\r\nGood pay and a strong job demand are among the factors that make the information technology (IT) industry an promising career choice. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut a study by the Kapor Center shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaporcenter.org\/kapor-foundation\/\">Native Americans are significantly underrepresented in the IT workforce<\/a>. The divide is even wider for Native women.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Starting early \u2014 offering computer science instruction in high schools \u2014 is one way IT advocates say will move the statistics in the right direction. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoni Native America Calling to  talk about that and why Native information technology  experts are needed.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/renita-distefano-09968913\">Renita DiStefano<\/a> (Seneca Nation), president and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/renita-distefano-09968913\">Second Derivative, LLC<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aises.org\/people\/gary-burnette\/\">Gary Burnette<\/a> (Cheroenhaka Nottoway), current board chair for AISES and vice president of advisory consulting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/garyburnette\/\">Kyndryl<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richard-c-808bb1117\">Richard Chance<\/a> (Cherokee Nation), CEO and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/first-americans-marketplace-exchange\/\">First Americans Marketplace Exchange<\/a> (FAME)\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nRebecca Fisher (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), account executive at <a href=\"https:\/\/bulletproofsi.com\/\">Bulletproof<\/a> (a GLI company)\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; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Native people are significantly underrepresented in the information technology workforce. 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