Technology in Indian Country, Digital Divide
2010 Headlines
USDA awards $37M telecom loan for Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (11/12)
Jury orders Mille Lacs Ojibwe woman to pay $1.5M for file sharing (11/05)
Nez Perce Tribe brings more technology into council chambers (10/27)
Company to donate up to 2,000 satellite phones, service to IHS (09/30)
First Nations participating in One Laptop Per Child pilot program (09/30)
MPR: Leech Lake Band gets grant to expand radio on reservation (09/27)
Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe worried about AT&T cell plan (09/22)
Sprint rejects Crow Creek Sioux Tribe's offer over telecom dispute (09/16)
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe telecom firm offers settlement to Sprint (09/14)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe among winners of USDA broadband cash (09/14)
Social networking site 'ndn.me' aims to keep Natives connected (09/10)
Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux elders seek news coverage on KILI (09/09)
Sprint accuses Crow Creek Sioux telecom firm of phone scheme (08/18)
Steve Osborn: Fake Indians find ways to cheat online consumers (08/16)
OPB: Warm Springs Tribes to benefit from federal broadband boost (08/05)
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe starts up telecommunications company (08/02)
Editorial: High speed Internet grant could aid Crow Reservation (07/13)
NPR: FCC looks to boost broadband service in Indian Country (06/23)
Indian student named a finalist in 'Doodle 4 Google' contest (05/19)
Senate Indian Affairs Committee shows new look on website (05/17)
Seneca Nation man loses online tobacco sale case in Oregon (05/14)
Blog: Catholic Radio Association opposes tribal set-aside (05/06)
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation launches a new website (04/29)
Comanche Nation chairman wins reelection by one vote (04/23)
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe hopes iPad draws more tourists (04/13)
San Ildefonso Pueblo to use grant to expand cell phone service (04/09)
Navajo Nation to create new jobs with help of stimulus grant (04/06)
Quileute Nation selling items inspired by 'Twilight' series (03/31)
Stimulus funds to aid Navajo Nation with Internet service (03/26)
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation launches web site (02/26)
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe opposes tower at sacred site (02/24)
Marketplace: Tribal radio gets priority under FCC rule (02/16)
House Resources Committee website hit by hackers (01/28)
Judge reduces fine in Ojibwe woman's file-share case (01/26)
Useful Links
- Federal Communications Commission
- FCC Tribal Initiatives
- FCC Tribal Radio Priority
- National Congress of American Indians: Telecommunications & Technology
- FCC Office of Native American Policy Annual Report
- Lifeline: Promoting Telephone Subscribership on Tribal Lands
- Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
- Thornton Media: Language Tools for Indian Country
- Cherokee Nation Font