Indigenous communities face unique challenges to Internet access and inclusion. To address this digital divide, the Internet Society is bringing together community network operators, Internet service providers, community members, researchers, policy makers and Indigenous leadership at Indigenous Connectivity Summits.
Indigenous Connectivity
Including Indigenous voices in the decisions and solutions that shape the Internet is a critical part of closing the connectivity gap in rural and remote communities around the world. #CountMyVoice
Let’s continue the conversations we’ve started at the Summits! Do you want to connect your Indigenous community? Do you want to support Indigenous connectivity? You can find ever-growing resources on topics including community networks, cultural preservation, and Indigenous-driven access. Although we began this conversation in North America, our hope is that all Indigenous communities around the world will have the opportunity to connect to the Internet.
Get Involved
There are several ways you can take part:
- Continue the conversation on Twitter with #indigenet2018
- Participate in FCC Tribal Consultations
- Get Updates from the National Congress of American Indians on Telecom
- Join the National Tribal Telecommunications Association
- Apply for ICANN Global Indigenous Ambassador Program
When it comes to connecting the world, everyone’s voice counts.
Resources
- Watch the recorded Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2018 Livestream
- Understanding Community Broadband: The Alberta Broadband Toolkit
- Free Online Course: Colonialism and the e-Community
- Stories from the First Mile: Digital Technologies in Remote and Rural Indigenous Communities
- Inforum Course: Introduction to Network Operations
- Inforum Course: Building Wireless Community Networks
- Policy Brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks
- Unleashing Community Networks: Innovative Licensing Approaches
- Resources compiled by The Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity (DC3)
- Watch the recorded Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2017 livestream
- Read Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2017 presentations
- Watch the 1st-Mile Institute’s video profiles of Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2017 participants
- Federal Communications Commission 2018 Broadband Deployment Report
- Federal Communications Commission 2018 Broadband Progress Report
- Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide
- Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods
- Broadband Internet Service Coverage in Canada
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2018 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Community Report
The 2018 Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) was held in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (NT) on October 11 to 12, 2018...
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Indigenous Connectivity Summit Community Report
Executive Summary The Indigenous Connectivity Summit, held November 8 and 9, 2017, at Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe,...
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Innovations in Spectrum Management
The paper makes a detailed survey of the current status of spectrum management in frequency bands used to provide...
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Unleashing Community Networks: Innovative Licensing Approaches
Introduction The Internet Society (ISOC) aims to make the Internet available for everyone, everywhere. ISOC works with industry, government,...
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Policy Brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks
Introduction The Internet Society’s goal is to make the Internet available for everyone, everywhere. 1 The Internet currently reaches...
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A policy framework for enabling Internet access
This policy framework provides recommendations policymakers can use to flexibly create their own Internet-enabling environment.
Indigenous Connectivity in the News
- Why are Indigenous People such avid users of Social Media?
- 2017, Indigenous, Global, culture preservation
- Broadband Bruce: Fighting Canada’s Digital Divide
- Native Communities look to DIY model to get online
- Internet as an act of reconciliation
- Internet Connectivity in Indigenous Communities (Episode 34)
- From the Arctic’s Melting Ice, an Unexpected Digital Hub
- ‘A good start’: High-speed internet to reach 112 rural, remote Manitoba communities
- Federal government urged to address Canada’s $7-billion rural broadband shortfall
Preserving Native Cultures: Vote Now for the Internet Society’s Panel for SXSW 2020
Connecting the World
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Preserving Native Cultures: Vote Now for the Internet Society’s Panel for SXSW 2020
What benefits can Internet connectivity bring to Tribal and Indigenous communities – especially when it comes to language and...
Ulukhaktok: Community Networking in the (Far) North
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Ulukhaktok: Community Networking in the (Far) North
In June of this year, I had the great privilege of traveling to Ulukhaktok, NWT, Canada to talk to...
2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Training: Empowering Communities to Create Connections on Their Own Terms
Connecting the World
6 August 2019
2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Training: Empowering Communities to Create Connections on Their Own Terms
Indigenous communities across North America are working to bridge the digital divide. Each year the Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS)...
Community Dispatch: New Hawaii Chapter Says the Internet Still a Force for Good
Connecting the World
28 June 2019
Community Dispatch: New Hawaii Chapter Says the Internet Still a Force for Good
My first exposure to the Internet Society was back in 1995 when they held the 5th Annual INET International...
Internet access key to protecting threatened Indigenous languages
In the News
26 June 2019
