Why is internet access often limited in Native communities?

Lack of trained staff and investment in infrastructure

What is “network sovereignty” primarily about?

Indigenous control over digital infrastructure and data

What does “embodied knowledge” refer to in Indigenous traditions?

Learning through physical experience, land, and relationships

What does it mean to “decolonize” technology?

Center Indigenous and local knowledge in how technology is made and used

What role has storytelling played in Indigenous resistance movements?

core method for sharing knowledge, building networks, resisting oppression

How have women of color contributed to the digital age?

Their labor built much of the hardware although left out of history

What is one risk of assuming technology always means progress?

It hides the harmful effects of tech on marginalized communities

Why are tribal communities creating their own internet infrastructure?

To have sovereignty over their digital communication and data

Why is it important to look at who makes our digital devices?

Because labor behind technology is often invisible and exploitative

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Why is internet access often limited in Native communities?
People don’t want to use the internet
Lack of trained staff and investment in infrastructure
The land blocks Wi-Fi signals
They prefer satellite phones
2
What is “network sovereignty” primarily about?
Government ownership of tribal Wi-Fi
Indigenous control over digital infrastructure and data
Giving tech companies more access to tribal lands
Making internet faster on reservations
3
What does “embodied knowledge” refer to in Indigenous traditions?
A memory chip in the body
Reading data from maps
Knowledge stored in AI systems
Learning through physical experience, land, and relationships
4
What does it mean to “decolonize” technology?
Only use technology from before colonization
Ban all global digital systems
Erase history from design
Center Indigenous and local knowledge in how technology is made and used
5
What role has storytelling played in Indigenous resistance movements?
core method for sharing knowledge, building networks, resisting oppression
It preserves culture but isn’t political
It replaces legal or policy work entirely
None, storytelling is only for entertainment
6
How have women of color contributed to the digital age?
Their labor built much of the hardware although left out of history
They invented the first smartphone
They mainly use, not make, technology
They led all major tech companies
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Digital resistance only happens online through social media posts.
False
True
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What is one risk of assuming technology always means progress?
It leads to boredom
People stop using it
It hides the harmful effects of tech on marginalized communities
It makes technology more expensive
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Why are tribal communities creating their own internet infrastructure?
To escape government regulation
Because commercial internet doesn’t work with tribal languages
To make money from broadband services
To have sovereignty over their digital communication and data
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Why is it important to look at who makes our digital devices?
So we can learn how to build our own
To understand where to buy them cheaper
Because it’s required for getting a tech job
Because labor behind technology is often invisible and exploitative

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