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Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada

Location: Reno, Nevada

Award Amount: $18,945,379.94

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There’s more broadband funding on its way to Indian Country, even as the price tag on fully wiring tribal communities continues to rise.   

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Kickapoo Tribe

LOCATION: Horton, Kansas

AWARD AMOUNT: $3,710,576.00

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The Mohegan Tribe announced plans to open a Tesla showroom this fall at its Mohegan Sun casino and entertainment complex, the latest in a series of deals between tribes and the electric vehicle maker.  

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The Tunica Biloxi Indian Tribe will restore and rehabilitate an old manufacturing building by way of a $1.6 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant. It's the most recent thread in a larger plan to build economic sovereignty for the Louisiana tribe, according to its chairman. 

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If tribes want their share of a new $42.5 billion broadband funding program, they’ll need to insist on a seat at state-government tables and be prepared for challenges with up-to-date information on service areas and post-buildout plans, broadband experts say.  

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Location: Pablo, Montana

Award Amount: $41,572,831.55

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—The Navajo Nation Department of Economic Development hosted its 6th annual economic summit last week — its largest professional meeting since the beginning of the pandemic three years ago, organizers said.

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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Awards: $25.5 million

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Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
 

Location: Anadarko, Oklahoma

Award Ammout: $9,980,139.09 

Like much of Indian Country, the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma found itself woefully unprepared for the technical demands imposed by COVID-19-prlockdowns. The tribe’s rural location in Anadarko didn’t have sufficient bandwidth to weather the surge in internet usage as students and doctors went online and more people began working from home.