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Native American Communities through Broadband
RESOURCE CENTER

Acknowledge
Revive
Strengthen

Native American Communities through Broadband
RESOURCE CENTER

Welcome to the Tribal Resource Center

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Fiber broadband association offers free membership to tribes

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Tribal Broadband Bootcamp

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About
Tribal Resouce Center

The Tribal Resource Center is a hub of validated articles, links, videos, and people to assist tribal nations with adopting broadband technologies. Resources are vetted by tribal leaders and members, offering guidance for both the technical and human opportunities and challenges that come with high speed internet.
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The TRC Community is an online space where you can ask questions and learn from tribal digital leaders who are planning, building, or upgrading right now.

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TRC volunteers have 50+ years of collective experience in tribal broadband. Fill out the form, and someone will reach out to you.

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The TRC team loves to learn what challenges tribes are facing and are here to help. Send us a note.

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Meet our Liaisons

The TRC has three native women who reach out to tribes to document their broadband needs, provide resources, and connect them with other tribes who are facing similar challenges.

Charitie is an Arctic Youth Ambassador, and researcher on the intersections of plant ecology, permafrost, & cultural resilience. She is a co-founder of lilnativegirlinSTEM, and is Yup’ik from alongside the Yukon Kuskokwim river.

Charitie

Megan is a member of the Gidutikad Band of Northern Paiute. She has extensive experience in community engagement, including as a board member for the Southwest Missouri Indian Center and as a council member for her tribe.

Megan

Taté is a member of the Tongva nation and an enrolled citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. They were raised in San Diego and have been active in the local urban Native community from a young age, participating in both the San Diego American Youth Center and the American Indian Recruitment (AIR).

Taté

Tribal Broadband Bootcamps

Throughout the year, the TRC participates in Tribal Broadband Bootcamps 

Three to five day experiences that provide an immersive introduction to tribal broadband. If you would like to learn more, please request an invite.

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Native Nations are self-governing peoples and have been long before the founding of the United States. As they have grappled with the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism…

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Improving connectivity in Indian Country has taken the sustained advocacy and collective effort. This timeline of tribal broadband was compiled through interviews …

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The TRC partnered with Sky Bear Studios to produce 10 videos introducing people to the foundations of tribal broadband in a straightforward and accessible way.

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