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Welcome to the ASU American Indian Policy Institute's Official Blog.  The purpose of this blog is to provide an immediate way to get vital information out to Tribal Nations, to provide a more interactive space for information to get out to those working with Native Nations and to provide a more personal space for stories related. This is an educational space. Therefore, all writing is done by AIPI staff, will be vetted by leadership, and will have links or documentation to support concepts, ideas, and topics. If you have any concerns or suggestions about the blog please contact us directly.

Indian Country Summary of Responses to Oklahoma v. Castro

  /  Sadie Vermillion

On June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered a decision that reverberated throughout all of Indian Country. In the…

Governance  Legislation  Sovereignty  Indian Country

Capacity Building

We Were Here First: Indigenous Leadership Guidance from Geoff Blackwell

  /  Sadie Vermillion

On the winter evening of February 25, 2022, Indigenous leaders from throughout Arizona sat down in front of their devices to commence module five of…

ILA  Leadership  NDNLed  Indian Country

FCC Adopts Final Rule for the Affordable Connectivity Program

  /  Sadie Vermillion

On January 21, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopting the…

Broadband  Digital Divide  Indian Country

The FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program

  /  EJ John

Program OverviewThe Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) is now the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP replaced the EBB on December…

Broadband  Legislation  Digital Divide  Indian Country

Capacity Building

ILA: Mentorship Matters

  /  Kristen Talbert

The Indigenous Leadership Academy (ILA)  is excited to announce the hiring of Dr. Denise Bates, PhD as the ILA Curriculum Writer! You can read…

ILA  Leadership  NDNLed  Resilience  Indian Country

A Weekend at Tribal Wireless Bootcamp

  /  H. Trostle

   Image Credit: Christopher Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, for the…

Broadband  Digital Divide  Indian Country

AIPI Responds to the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

  /  Emily McDonnell

This week AIPI staff attended NCAI’s 2021 Mid Year Conference, where Secretary Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.…

Boarding Schools

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

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Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, and Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the launch of the Tribal Broadband…

Broadband  Digital Divide  Indian Country

What Rutherford Falls Taught Me About Being a Native Young Professional

  /  Emily McDonnell

Like the rest of Indian Country, I was excited when I saw the trailer for Rutherford Falls. What initially stood out to me is that the show takes…

Indian Country