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Net Neutrality, Indian Country and the Digital Divide
One of the biggest stories in the news last week was Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is defined by the Federal Communications Commission as “Open Internet;” although they make no mention of platforms or services. The...Read more
A Report from the 2014 Chickasaw Nation Dynamic Women Conference and Forum
Every April, the Chickasaw Nation hosts the Annual Chickasaw Dynamic Women's Conference and Forum. The event includes panel discussions, a forum, and topical presentations. This year, the event was held in Sulphur, OK in the...Read more
Dr. Traci Morris Interviewed for the Indigenous Tours Project with Steven J. Yazzie
Last week, I was honored to be a part of Steven Yazzie's Indigenous Tours Project. This series of art works are narratives of Indigenous people and they function as a community outreach project that reinterprets...Read more
Cannupa Hanska Luger: Transcendant Acts of Native Resistance
At a recent art opening, I saw something I hadn’t seen in a long time—truly different Native American art—work that didn’t build on anything I’d seen before, yet had all the historic and contemporary cultural...Read more
Dr. Traci Morris Presents Data Findings on Tribal Digital Inclusion from Forthcoming ATALM Study at Tribal Telecom Conference
Homahota Consulting’s Traci Morris, also an Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Advisory Council member, spoke on February 10th, 2014 at the Tribal Telecom 2014 Conference. As a co-author of the forthcoming Digital Inclusion...Read more
One Chickasaw Citizen’s View on the Passing of the Last Monolingual Speaker of the Chickasaw Language
“…For her, she saw the world from a Chickasaw worldview, without the interference of English at all.”
--Josh Hinson, Director of the Chickasaw Language Revitalization Program
(From the recent NPR article “What Happens When a Language’s Last...Read more
Tribal Telecommunications and the Rewrite of the Communications Act
Tribal reservations are among the most underserved and unserved areas in the country in terms of connectivity, with only 10% broadband penetration, nearly 30% not having access to plain old phone telephone services, many without access to 991 service, and where market forces do not encourage investment; this is where regulatory creativity is a must. As Congress begins the process of rewriting the Communications act of 1934, they must consider the needs of Tribal nations and Indian Country.
Tribal Sovereignty | An Explanation and Some Resources
It is important to understand that tribes were not given sovereignty; rather sovereignty of tribes was and is inherent and is legally recognized initially through treaties and was later limited by laws and court rulings.
Profiles of a Nation | Traci Morris: Native Americans in a Digital World
This video, created by the Chickasaw Nation and used by permission, highlights Dr. Traci Morris founder and owner of Homahota Consulting. Morris is a Chickasaw educator, scholar and business owner.
She sees technology and new media as giving Native peoples an opportunity to represent themselves and their culture and a chance to change stereotypical representations of Native Americans.
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