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tribal broadband bootcamp connecting indian country networks skip to content learn build and connect with people bootstrapping indigenous internet networks donate home about past bootcamps interested in attending curriculum faqs resources media virtual events home what is a tribal broadband bootcamp in 2021 a small group of people gathered in the southern california desert for the first tribal wireless bootcamp organized by a loose collection of people with a long history of building and encouraging nontraditional broadband networks the focus was on building maintaining and troubleshooting wireless networks in indian country internet connectivity is now the keystone of almost everything we do from how we communicate with one another to how we engage with healthcare keep our communities thriving economically educate our young people and practice cultural and environmental preservation despite tribal communities dramatically expanding connectivity needs indian country often lacks decent internet access for decades tribes have been overlooked ignored and defrauded by telecom companies seeking to extract wealth from their people and land with unprecedented federal funding opportunities for broadband in indian country and not many trustworthy partners for tribes to lean on to support them in this work many tribal leaders have decided to build their own networks to ensure high quality internet access for their communities but they don t necessarily have the internal resources they need to do so in 2022 we held four additional tribal broadband bootcamps working with more than 20 tribes and added fiber optic training to the curriculum we have now hosted more than 24 bootcamps and have more on the horizon each with an agenda adjusted slightly to the experiences of hosting tribes and interests of participants to date we have worked with over 500 individuals including people from more than 100 north american tribes or first nations the tribal broadband bootcamps began as a conversation on how to build on the impressive work of the internet society s north american chapter in the indigenous connectivity summit but has continued with the support of many tribes individuals funders and organizations we wanted to start a process where tribes could come together and share experiences with trained professionals but at the same time have organic conversations and the opportunity to learn from each other and from our mistakes and successes and become a network of people that will rely on each other forever matthew rantanen cree co founder of the tribal broadband bootcamp these events are being organized by waskawiwin along with many others who have made important contributions an archive of all events hosted so far can be found here if you are interested in attending a bootcamp helping us to host or fund them or just staying in the loop please use our inquiry form to request an invite and stay informed about upcoming events upcoming events are listed here twitter youtube facebook instagram linkedin email us at info tribalbroadbandbootcamp org tribal broadband bootcamp all rights reserved 2026 privacy policy background image courtesy of blake cheek on unsplash