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Inadequate infrastructure is only one of the problems contributing to the fact that Native Americans and Alaska Natives lag behind everyone else when it comes to broadband access. Digital rights advocates say tribes need more say in how readily available data pathways that already exist are divvied up. We’ll hear about the role digital spectrum plays in connectivity that determines the course of business development, access to healthcare, and educational opportunities.
GUESTS
Darrah Blackwater (Diné), attorney and conceptual artist
Geoffrey Blackwell (Chickasaw, Choctaw, Omaha, and Muscogee), general counsel and chief of staff for the National Congress of American Indians
Kevin Gifford, professor at University of Colorado Boulder
Break 1 Music: Nothing Simple (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)
Break 2 Music: Brown Fool Eyes (song) Hataałii (artist) Waiting for a Sign (album)
