Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Native American Wireless ISP Launched

Posted by simoniker on from the neat-stuff dept.

babynerd writes "On Tuesday June 1st the Coeur dAlene tribe unveiled the Turbocharged Broadband Geek Project. The scheme, organized by project head Valerie Fast Horse and funded by a $2.8 million dollar grant from the USDA Rural Utilities Service and a 15% in kind match from the tribe itself, will help build a community technology center (CTC) with 40 computers, and a wireless broadband ISP that will provide high-speed wireless access to anyone living on and near the reservation at a price comparable to that of any other DSL or Cable Internet providers - there's currently no broadband Internet access of any kind available."

1 of 301 comments (clear)

  1. Re:You have a shitty understanding of legal recour by buddhaseviltwin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    (here. I signed up for an account, now I will repost.)

    By the way, I'm the guy you're replying to, but I'm not the original poster. I'm a white guy who happens to know a little bit about this stuff.

    Like you, I don't believe in welfare, BUT UNLIKE YOU, I understand this is not about welfare, reparations, or a way to punish us for our grandparent's actions. It's about holding the ***US AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS*** accountable for its actions and enforcing their legal obligations.

    While it is common sense that you don't punish children for their parent's actions (AND I AGREE WITH THIS PRINCIPLE), it's also common sense that a corporation cannot escape its legal obligations just because ownership is transferred.

    Do you get it now?

    If you finally get it, please tell your friends. There are too many people who share your misconception of the situation.