For #NativeCommunities, digital infrastructure is about sovereignty—not just connectivity. Tribal nations are building their own networks to preserve culture, expand education, improve health access, & drive economic opportunity on their own terms.
@fordfoundation.org
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Starting 2026 with gratitude and purpose. Thanks to our supporters, we’re continuing to show up for Native communities with care and commitment in the year ahead. 🪶
#PWNA4Hope #NewYear #NativeCommunities
A New Year’s Eve tradition in Milwaukee’s Native community is returning after several years away.
Read the story here:
milwaukeenns.org/2025/12/29/s...
By Meredith Melland
Photo courtesy of John Koster/Milwaukee Intertribal Circle
#Milwaukee #NativeCommunities #CulturalTraditions
For more than a century, the U.S. government forcibly placed Indigenous children in government-run boarding schools. Now, philanthropy is backing efforts to raise awareness and foster healing.
Mike Scutari reports: tinyurl.com/2s8vxm79
#IndigenousRights #NativeCommunities #BoardingSchoolHealing
📖Suggested reading:
📄Tavella, G. N., & Fernández, S. C. (2022). The educational purpose of language teaching at university: Giving voice to native communities.
🔗https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v24n1.92481
#InterculturalCommunication #NativeCommunities #ForeignLanguageInstruction
@InsidePhilanthr shares @FNDI303 reports calling for more support from philanthropic foundations. 1 urges more funding for Native orgs, while the other pushes for increased Native American board representation.
Read more: bit.ly/4aKKOQi #NativeCommunities #Philanthropy
#nativecommunities, only places in Canada where it's immediately assumed funds are misappropriated. Well, maybe Montreal too. #nativemyths