Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country

by Marisa Elena Duarte

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.

Genres: Science, Indigenous, Technology, Nonfiction, Academic

202 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 11, 2017

Reviews

[Ta’Niyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to read it for class so YES i did read it in 3 days. keep up!!! it was a beautiful book and really helped me think about what type of works i want to contribute to the cannon of the world. she does reframing beautifully and the narrative story telling shows how powerful ethnographic research can be. the acknowledgment was beautiful and the fanonian elements were quite but so powerful

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I suspect I would have enjoyed this book more had it not been for a class I don’t like. However, Duarte’s writing style has a unique blend of natural imagery with technical descriptions which I found to be really interesting

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has a lot of great information and I learned a ton. At times it was very slow and drawn out though.

[Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

extremely well-researched (both in terms of literary and on the ground), thorough, and with a clear vision in mind. thankyou!

[Grantpinkston · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sorry but I didn’t really get it. Writing was all over the place. Cool topic but it just didn’t work

[Mills College Library]

323.1197 D812 2017