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When the U.S. House of Representatives voted in June to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the decision reverberated far beyond the familiar debates about PBS and NPR. In remote corners of Indian Country, where satellite dishes and antennas provide the only connection to television, public broadcasting is a lifeline for education, culture and community connection.
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The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will host a four-day Tribal Broadband Boot Camp Aug. 18-21.
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The Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska launched a 10-gigabit fiber network Wednesday that connects 158 homes in White Cloud, Kan., marking a significant infrastructure investment for the rural community.
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The Fiber Broadband Association will host multiple tribal broadband-focused sessions at its upcoming Fiber Connect 2025 conference, continuing a three-year initiative to address connectivity challenges in Native communities.
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Swiss engineers will soon test drones in simulated storms inside a converted Tulsa airplane hangar, as an Oklahoma tribe makes a $500 million push into the booming aerospace market.
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Cherokee Nation became the first tribal nation to declare its reservation "Film Ready" after Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a proclamation aimed at attracting film and television productions to the tribe's 14-county jurisdiction in northeastern Oklahoma.
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Pechanga Arena San Diego will keep its name through December 2026 under an extended naming rights agreement with Pechanga Resort Casino.
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The next digital highway for tribal nations could flow through their water pipes.
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Tribes are staring down a growing cybersecurity crisis, with data breaches now costing an average of $4.88 million per incident — and rising.
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Two influential Alaska Native organizations have returned to the Alaska Federation of Natives after a two-year absence, citing concerns about federal funding uncertainty under the Trump administration.