Lenard Monkman · CBC News · Posted: Jul 04, 2018 9:25 PM ET  Three organizations have announced they will partner in a joint venture to bring high speed internet via a fibre optic network to rural towns and First Nations in Manitoba. The new partnership will see the three groups — Distinct Infrastructure Group, Clear Sky Connections, and Broadband Communications North — partner into a

Gizmodo News California’s two net neutrality bills are poised to become one, offering the state’s 40 million residents comprehensive protection against internet service provider trying to shakedown businesses and subscribers in the wake of the FCC repeal. Lawmakers hope to pass a watertight law by combing two bills that prevent ISPs such as AT&T and

#NativeVote18 already makes a difference in close elections; could be swing vote in 32 congressional races Mark Trahant Indian Country Today KANSAS CITY — Native Americans are underrepresented in nearly every state and in the federal offices, according to a new analysis by Amber Ebarb of the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center.

MIT announces $60,000 to first-ever Oceti Sakowin fellows By Talli Nauman Native Sun News Today nativesunnews.today CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Six social entrepreneurs of the Oceti Sakowin will receive $10,000 each to strengthen renewable energy, food and water initiatives through the Solve Fellowships that the applicants earned in recent competition, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced

Tribes lead the way for faster internet access in New Mexico Across sovereign governments, a group of Southwest tribes prepares to launch their own network. By Leah Todd High Country News hcn.org This story is part of the State of Change project, produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. For decades in these sparsely

Turning pottery designs into computer artwork By Katherine Saltzstein Native Sun News Today New Mexico Correspondent nativesunnews.today ALBUQUERQUE – Acoma artist Jon Juanico turns Acoma pottery designs into computer-aided artwork. In a show of his art at Albuquerque’s Indian Pueblo Cultural Center recently, his designs seemed to move and glow, some stationary on canvas, others

WASHINGTON – As a threat to tribal sovereignty, the Trump administration is attempting to strip American Indians and Alaska Natives from health care. The Trump administration says Native Americans might need to get a job if they want to keep their health care — a policy that tribal leaders say will threaten access to care

The People-Centered Internet (PCI) coalition seeks to provide support for two essential and complementary movements: First, it seeks to empower people through the internet and second, to help transform social institutions using the internet constructively – by working with businesses, civil society organizations, and innovators around the world. We spoke with PCI founder and chairman

By Tony Connor, Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry As a part of our reoccurring #ORGinAction series – which spotlights organisations who trust the .org domain to support their communication efforts – we are happy to introduce you to the Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) who was also this year’s #ORGinAction social contest winner! PWNA

Native Americans often feel unwelcome from voting by official registrants. The National hearings, document challenges and voter suppression stories of #NativeVote18 PUEBLO OF ISLETA— Why should Native Americans vote? Linda Yardley from Taos Pueblo had one answer at a field hearing of the Native American Voting Rights Coalition Friday. She said Taos Pueblo fought for