• Case
  • This tribe is in Prescott, Arizona, is a self-sustaining sovereign nation that has numerous IT needs to service a variety of businesses such as retail stores, real estate offices, and a popular casino. 
  • MIS/Network Manager Chad Dixson sought out a new system that would allow for growth. 
•  Funding/ Support
  • Working with CommSpeed, a Prescott Valley-based wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Conceptual Systems and Software, a Chino Valley-based networking firm.
    • The Tribe has significantly enhanced communication capabilities between its numerous enterprises through a new high-speed wireless network, which links all tribal offices and gaming sites.
    • 1 Gig Ethernet with 100 Mbps Direct Internet Access (DIA) was prescribed
  • 2003: Launch of its new wireless wide area network (WAN) and a comprehensive website.
• Strategies for success for this project
  • Focus on an increased efficacy for now and future generations and opportunities 
    • Ernie Jones, president of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe: “This technology will allow us to greatly increase our efficiency, and our new email will improve the way the Tribe communicates within the organization and beyond.”  
    • The Tribe has also debuted its first comprehensive website, www.ypit.com. 
      • The site offers a brief history of the Tribe, information on tribal environmental programs, businesses operating on the reservation, community news and links to the Bucky’s and Yavapai Casino site. 
    • Working with Commspeed improved YPIT’s network performance as well as offered plenty of flexibility for future growth and growth of opportunities for the tribe
      • Offers career and educational opportunities for current and future generations 

Key Themes: Empathy – Marketing – Economy

Issues: employment – advertisement

Strategies: information sharing 

Forms of Access: community

Reference: https://business.sparklight.com/sites/default/files/media-assets/COB%20Yavapai%20Case%20Study%20v1.pdf

Yurok Reservation

• Case