Native Reports

Transforming Rural Alaska Through Wireless Technology in the Schools and Community,
Community Technology Review,
 Winter 2002-2003

Native Networking: Telecommunications and Information Technology in Indian Country: Benton Foundation 1999

Assessment of Technology Infrastructure in Native Communities,
Dr. Linda Ann Riley, Dr. Bahram Nassersharif, and Dr. John Mullen, Prepared for the Economic Development Administration, 1999

Shaping the Destiny of Native American People by Ending the Digital Divide: The Nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities,
Thomas Davis and Mark Trebian, EDUCAUSE Review, January-February

"Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide" ,  National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 2000

Tech Reports

Identifying Technology Infrastructure Needs in America's Distressed Communities, A Focus on Information and Communications Technology in 2002, Economic Development Administration.8/2002

Understanding Broadband Demand: A Review of Critical Issues:Office of Technology Policy - U.S. Department of Commerce 9/2002

Office of Technology Policy Reports

Research Links

Federal Register

World Bank

Center for Digital Democracy

Center for Digital Government

Center for World Indigenous Studies

Digital Empowerment

Center for Democracy and Technology .

US Government

Federal Communications Commission

Emergency 911

Congress
Subcommitte on Telecommunications

Senate
Committe on Indian Affairs

State PUC
All Untility Commisions

Digital Empowerment
What’s you State Doing?

 NCAI Documents: Indian Tech.org

NCAI Leadership, Tribal Telcos, and Tribal Leaders Meet with FCC Chairman, Commissioners and Bureau Chiefs On February 28, 2003, The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) brought tribally-operated telecommunication companies, tribal leaders, and industry analysts to meet with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell, Commissioners Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Michael J. Copps and Jonathan S. Adelstein, and several bureau chiefs. Read the FCC Announcement

Tribes Encouraged To Comment on Federal Incentive Program for Wireless Telecom Carriers on Tribal Lands (4/4/03) On March 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will begin reviewing regulations governing the tribal lands bidding credits program for wireless telecommunications carriers. The FCC announcement is delivered as a Second Report and Order (Order) and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), FCC 03-51, WT Docket 99-266. Read the FCC Order and FNPRM

Connecting for the Future - Issues in Tribal Telecommunications and Information Technology
Annual Meeting Breakout Session - November 2002

Comments of the National Congress of American Indians Review of Lifeline and Link-up Services for All Income Consumers.  December 2001

FCC Denies Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Petition on Exchange Sales August 2002

FCC Meets with Washington Tribes June 2002

Connecting Indian Country: Tribally Driven
Telecommunication Policy,  July 2001

Benton Foundation

May the Tribes Have Adequate Access:
New FCC Orders for Indian Country:
Kade L. Twist

A Nation Online, But Where Are the Indians?
Introduction: New NTIA Report Excludes American Indians: Kade L. Twist

Disparities Along the Information Age Career Path
Kade Twist

Arizonas 100 Million Dollar Plan For Rural Broadband Deployment Kade L. Twist

The Southwestern Navajo Nation Virtual Alliance: Bringing Broadband Home
Kade Twist

Addressing the Demand for an Information Age Workforce Kade Twist

Cyber-Tricksters and Cyber-Shamen: The Other Side of the Digital Divide Kade L. Twist

Four Directions to Making the Internet Indian
Kade L. Twist

From Radio to Internet, MIGIZI Stands for Indian Workforce Training Kade Twist

Gates Foundation
Native American Access to Technology: