About Us

We are a Native American-led organization that is dedicated to offering trustworthy guidance for tribal communities seeking greater access and benefits of broadband. We are a nonprofit, with no funding from vendors. Our vision is that Indian country develops the skills, connections, and knowledge to build and manage their own networks as broadly as possible.

About Us

We are a Native American-led organization that is dedicated to offering trustworthy guidance for tribal communities seeking greater access and benefits of broadband. We are a nonprofit, with no funding from vendors. Our vision is that Indian country develops the skills, connections, and knowledge to build and manage their own networks as broadly as possible.
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Our Mission

Our mission here at the Tribal Resource Center is to empower tribal communities to utilize the benefits of broadband. We aim to provide the resources necessary to ensure successful connectivity projects. Through our associations and resources we hope to share our knowledge with Native American tribes across the nation.

Although we are a new resource we have the privilege to be working with four tribes: Shoalwater Bay, Hoopa Valley, Fort Bidwell, and Yurok. It is an honor to be able to assist these great communities in obtaining their goals. We also look forward to working with more tribes in the near future.

Acknowledge, Revive, Strengthen, Native American Communities through Broadband

Our Team

Our 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.

Brooke Munroe

is the director of the Tribal Resource center. She is a member of the Lakota Nation, from Standing Rock Reservation. She is a long time advocate for Native American rights and cultural preservation. Her background is in project management.

Matthew Rantanen

Is currently the Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, the Vice President of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Technologies, LLC, and the Owner/Principal Of MRRDesign. He has also been on the board for native Public media, Native Nations Broadband Task Force Member for the Federal Communications Commission, a Council Member for the Federal Communications Commission: Communication, Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council, the director/manager for the Tribal Training Print Source (formerly Hi Rez Digital Solutions), and on the advisory Council for native Public media.

Todd Hoskins

Todd Hoskins is the Senior Fellow for Architectures of Collaboration at the People-Centered Internet (PCI) and founder of Canopy Gap, an ecosystem design firm inspired by his passion for nature, cooperation, collaboration, and navigating complexity.