COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
The rural nature of many of our Nations creates limitations in communications technology. This is a critical issue to address if we are going to build thriving and resilient Nations. Too often we have had to leave our communities, or consider making deals with well connected outside companies and agencies, often extractive industries, to provide a living for our families. We are wealthy with biodiversity, knowledge, creativity, art, ingenuity, and have opportunities to trade and thrive within our community with the right kind of education and investment. However, we need to ensure that our people have access to broadband telecommunications to be able to build thriving economies from within our homelands.
INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Community controlled broadband resources
INDIGENOUS CONNECTIVITY INSTITUTE (US AND CANADA)
Indigenous Connectivity Institute (US and Canada)
Tribal broadband training, summit, bootcamps, networking
US BASED RESOURCES
Native Network
Indigenous broadband, cloud, and telecommunications company. Technical assistance, fund identification, development services
EnerTribe
Indigenous broadband, wireless, and telecommunications company. Planning, business development, development services
FUNDING
Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-broadband-access-loan-and-loan-guarantee
Tribal Broadband Federal Funding
https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/funding-programs/tribal-broadband-connectivity
Tribal Broadband: Status of Deployment and Federal Funding Programs
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44416.pdf
Community Connect Grants https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-connect-grants
Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans & Loan Guarantees https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/telecommunications-infrastructure-loans-loan-guarantees
CANADA BASED RESOURCES
First Nations Fiber
Indigenous owned wireless and telecommunications company
First Nations Infrastructure Institute
Development partner for infrastructure
https://fnii.ca/fnii-projects/
FUNDING
First Nations Infrastructure Fund
https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1100100010656/1533645154710
Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative
https://cib-bic.ca/en/sectors/indigenous-infra/
Universal Broadband Fund
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/high-speed-internet-canada/en
Connect to Innovate
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/connect-to-innovate/en
Broadband Fund
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/internet/fnds.htm