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Native Americans are underrepresented in all aspects of the tech sector, from K-12 education to venture capital funding.
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has awarded seven grants totaling $1.6 million to tribes through the new Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (RTA).
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A last-minute collaboration between the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake of northern California and a Virginia-based wireless company “saved” the tribe’s broadband aspirations as it navigated challenges in evolving federal funding for connectivity in Indian Country.
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The Department of Agriculture announced a new $50 million round of funding in support of economic development in the forestry sector, including Indian Country.
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Alaska Tribal Spectrum
Location: Anchorage, AK
Award Amount: $29.5 million
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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Location: Cass Lake, Minnesota
Amount: $18,797,452.00
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An online event presented by the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) this week focused on data sovereignty, workforce development, and infrastructure ownership as key goals for Native Americans amid surging advances in connectivity.
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Newly minted Potawatomi Business Development Corporation CEO Kip Ritchie has become the first Forest County Band of Potawatomi tribal member to take on the lead executive role in the tribe’s non-gaming enterprise arm.
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More than a quarter of California’s households lack internet access, per a report from the California Public Utilities Commission published in 2021. Many of those households are Native people located in rural areas where middle-mile fiber is expensive because of geographic and infrastructure challenges.
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Kauffman and Associates, Inc., a national consulting firm that works to improve the well-being of vulnerable populations, has hired two Native American leaders as vice presidents.