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6 Indigenous Peoples' J. L. Culture & Resistance 93 (2020)
Broadband Internet Access: A Solution to Tribal Economic Development Challenges

handle is hein.journals/indipeor6 and id is 94 raw text is: BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS: A Solution to Tribal Economic Development Challenges Darrah Blackwater* Table of Contents I. BASIC BROADBAND BACKGROUND ........................... 94 A. What is Broadband?.................................. 94 B. Relevant Types of Broadband .......................... 95 C. Other Definitions and Abbreviations .................... 96 II. INTRODUCTION.......................................... . 98 III. R OADMAP. .............................................. 100 IV. CURRENT BROADBAND LEGISLATION ............................ 100 A. Legislative History of Broadband...................... 100 B. The Role of the Federal Communications Commission, Service Providers, and Other Federal Agencies ........... 102 V. THE PROBLEM: A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF TRIBAL CITIZENS LACK BROADBAND ACCESS. ..................................... 104 VI. THE OBSTACLES. ............................................... 106 * Darrah Blackwater is a graduate of the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, which lies on the homelands of the homelands of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and studies Indigenous and telecommunications law. She is from Farmington, New Mexico. The author gives the following acknowledgement: I owe many thanks to those who helped this Comment come to life. I ap- preciate the hard work that this Journal's staff has put into editing this Com- ment. Thanks to Mariel Triggs, Debra Socia, Matt Rantanen, and Geoffrey Blackwell for sharing your knowledge and expertise repeatedly until I could fully digest it. Many thanks to Professors Andrew Woods and Torivio Fod- der for reviewing pieces contributing to and born from this Comment. Most of all, thanks to Professor Rebecca Tsosie for mentoring me through the publishing process and believing in me. © 2020 Darrah Blackwater. All rights reserved. 93

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