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Late last month, global non-profit CHOICE Humanitarian joined a nationwide flood of support and funding for improving broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Indian Country. But instead of putting wires in the ground, the group chose to focus on improving digital literacy and accessibility on the Navajo Nation.
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Our Tribal Business News reporters and contributors picked their favorite stories they worked on in 2023, including reports on tribal broadband challenges, sovereign immunity threats, the cost of Native housing, teaching Native youths financial literacy, and several inspiring stories about Indigenous entrepreneurs.
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A roundup of tribal business and Native nonprofit executives on the move in Indian Country.
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Here is this week’s rundown, a quick read with funding opportunities, events, jobs, people on the move and federal contracting awards.
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As we head into the new year, Tribal Business News will be paying special attention to these developing storylines in the coming weeks and months.
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Despite broadband’s critical and growing importance, high-speed Internet access is often inadequate or unavailable on tribal lands. This gap in broadband coverage is exacerbated by inaccurate data about Indian Country that are reflected in the broadband maps disseminated through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Here are our top 10 most-read news stories of the year by Tribal Business News readers.
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This month, we debut a new monthly round-up of events, webinars and continuing education opportunities in the coming weeks.
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Here’s our monthly roundup of events, webinars and continuing education opportunities throughout Indian Country in the near future.
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- By Chez Oxendine
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians tribal council member Keith Martin lives just north of the tribe’s Alabama reservation, at the far end of a dirt road with six other houses. The remote location left Martin and his relatives at the mercy of internet connectivity that disappeared for days at a time due to poor maintenance on copper lines leading to the houses, he said.