The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springsand Broadband Development

A Strategic Plan for Adoption and Utilization

Vision

• Adopt and utilize broadband to empower business, create opportunity, improve health and education options and contribute to tribal culture.

The Impact of Broadband

• Transformative• Quality of Life Indicator• Transportation Costs• Education and Training

Findings

Inequities of broadband access, adoption and utilization

• Lack of awareness of the impact of broadband• Lack of familiarity with computers and internet• 600 homes are currently served, but some 200+ homes

remain unserved; • Because of extremely high unemployment and poverty

rates, affordability is still an issue.

Findings

Adopt broadband with awareness to enhance—not detract from—tribal identity and sovereignty

• Understand and integrate responsibly to preserve tradition and enhance opportunities

• Accept that some may choose not to use broadband.

Findings

Opportunities for Innovation and Improved Education and Healthcare Outcomes

• Virtual schooling and workforce training

• Physical space needed for mentoring, tutoring, training, public access and tele-conferencing

• Mobile clinic needs access to patient records via wireless broadband

Findings

The Economic Role of Broadband• Essential for economy• Need skills to access global market• Tele-commuting centers• Increase dollar circulation in the local economy• Buy local when available

Goal 1

Make broadband skills and equipment available to all tribal members.

-Action: Community Education; mentoring programs

-Long Term: Computer recycling; pursue funding for broadband expansion

Goal 2Enhance culture and personal growth and opportunity.

-Action: Develop on-line tools to communicate language and values-Long Term:

Localized social media sites; Government policies on acceptable use,

content and on-line distribution; Tiered access to government information

Goal 3

Business adoption and accessibility to enable tribal exports, attract new industry and create jobs.

-Action: Business tech center for access, training and other services. Telco spinoff business opportunity to sell/lease/repair computers and offer tech support

-Long Term: Business portal for tribal goods and services; market broadband access to industry.

Goals 4

On-line education programs to improve credentials and job-readiness

-Action: Partner with schools, youth clubs and tribal enterprises to connect on-line training with curriculums; After school mentoring and digital literacy program.-Long Term: Raise the credentials of educational staff.

Goal 5Make Tele-health programs and remote monitoring available to 100% of reservation households

-Action: Improve connection between the Tribal Health Workforce Center and the federal Indian Health Services (IHS) for better patient record-sharing; improve connections to mobile clinics out in the field.-Long Term: Expand video conferencing with IHS and the Oregon Health Network; Expand infrastructure to allow for remote health monitoring for the entire reservation; Provide on-reservation health care training through distance learning.

Implementation

Action Agenda:– Educate for online skills, competency and responsible use.– Computing center– Tools to communicate tribal language and values– Business tech center for broadband access, training and other

services.– Connect on-line job skills training with school curriculums and tribal

enterprises– Mentoring and digital literacy after school program– Improve connection between the Tribal Health Workforce Center

and the federal Indian Health Services (IHS) for better patient record-sharing; improve connections to mobile clinics out in the field.

Lonny MacyCommunity and Economic Development PlannerConfederated Tribes of Warm Springs1233 Veterans StreetWarm Springs, OR 97761541-553-3509Lonny.Macy@wstribes.org