/tags/kimball-sekaquaptewa Kimball Sekaquaptewa en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:08:17 GMT /local-news/2023-04-06/40-million-investment-in-broadband-can-connect-rural-native-american-communities-and-improve-education This week the U.S. Agriculture secretary visited New Mexico to announce $40 million in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand broadband in the state. A portion of that will help Native American communities, especially schools. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:08:17 GMT /local-news/2023-04-06/40-million-investment-in-broadband-can-connect-rural-native-american-communities-and-improve-education Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2022-08-19/santa-fe-indian-school-is-connecting-tribal-communities-to-broadband-access-to-improve-native-education Five tribal organizations in New Mexico will share over $146 million from the federal infrastructure act to improve broadband infrastructure. The largest award is going to the Santa Fe Indian School, which plans to use its $57 million to bridge the gap of internet access across several tribal communities around the state. ¾ÅÉ«Íø talks with Kimball Sekaquaptewa, chief technology director, for the school about how helping a network of communities serves its mission to provide education to Native children. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:09:08 GMT /local-news/2022-08-19/santa-fe-indian-school-is-connecting-tribal-communities-to-broadband-access-to-improve-native-education Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2018-04-09/tribes-lead-the-way-for-faster-internet-access-in-new-mexico For decades in these sparsely populated valleys and peaks in northern New Mexico, the internet has been slow, unreliable and expensive. This region is not… Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:21:16 GMT /local-news/2018-04-09/tribes-lead-the-way-for-faster-internet-access-in-new-mexico Antonia Gonzales