This resource from October 2019 provides a policy overview of the effect of federal spectrum management and allocation on Tribal communities. It explores the challenges that Tribes face in leveraging spectrum for economic and public use.

This resource recommends four provisions to be included in emergency pandemic legislation in order for cities, towns, and Tribal communities to leverage internet access as a recovery tool.

A report describing key takeaways from the 2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit. The themes include community empowerment, the internet and culture, storytelling as a mechanism for advocacy, strong partnerships, sharing stories of success, and community networks.

This resource provides an overview of broadband access for Native communities, including disparities in fixed and wireless, barriers to access, and strategies for addressing these disparities.

This report includes case studies from four Native Nations that created their own internet service providers. It includes a discussion of challenges to building internet infrastructure that are unique to Tribal communities, and includes best practices for Native Nations, lending institutions, and the federal government when it comes to Tribal connectivity.

This report summarizes the 2018 Indigenous Connectivity Summit and its key takeaways.

This report summarizes the 2017 Indigenous Connectivity Summit and its key takeaways.

This report provides a summary of the policy recommendations that resulted from the 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit. The policy recommendations address barriers and opportunities related to Tribal broadband.

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This report provides a summary of the policy recommendations that resulted from the 2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit. The policy recommendations address barriers and opportunities related to Tribal broadband.

This resource reports on the state of broadband access, device use, and uses of the internet by Tribal communities on Tribal lands.

This interactive flowchart lists the broadband funding available to Tribal communities, including federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, Hawaiian Homelands, non-federally recognized Tribes, and Tribal broadband providers.

This set of recommendations includes best practices for supporting inclusivity, community consultation, and engagement with Indigenous communities.

In this resource, Ookla provides data on internet availability on Tribal lands, visualizing how these fall behind U.S. averages, and arguing that internet access is a vital connector between places and cultures.

This resource from Broadband USA, published in 2016, presents planning steps necessary to create a community broadband roadmap. The goal of the resource is to help communities expand broadband access locally to create jobs, improve educational opportunities, promote economic development, spur private investment, and facilitate the delivery of essential social services.

This video is a recording of a conversation between Lane Earl of Strata Networks and Belinda Nelson of Gila River Telecommunications in which they discuss the benefits of making broadband accessible and affordable in Tribal communities.