| Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country Contributor(s): Duarte, Marisa Elena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295741821 ISBN-13: 9780295741826 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 2016047369 |
| Series: Indigenous Confluences |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.69 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Topical - Internet - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly determined that affordable Internet access is a human right, critical to citizen participation in democratic governments. Given the significance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to social and political life, many U.S. tribes and Native organizations have created their own projects, from streaming radio to building networks to telecommunications advocacy. In Network Sovereignty, Marisa Duarte examines these ICT projects to explore the significance of information flows and information systems to Native sovereignty, and toward self-governance, self-determination, and decolonization. By reframing how tribes and Native organizations harness these technologies as a means to overcome colonial disconnections, Network Sovereignty shifts the discussion of information and communication technologies in Native communities from one of exploitation to one of Indigenous possibility. |