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Digital Diné

Jean Whitehorse & Frances Vitali, Ph.D.

NAVAJO STUDIES CONFERENCE

Northern Arizona University October 17, 2001

Introduction

Weaving Tools

Raw Materials

Wash & Dye

Spinning

Loom

Designs & Patterns

Digital Diné Websites

Contact information

WASH & DYE

Federal, State, Private, Non-Profit, For-Profit & Tribal Interventions

Federal level: Lifeline reduced to $1 a month telephone service

New Mexico State Tribal Libraries Program

Local Governance Act at chapter levels (encouraging computer technology for chapter officials and community members)

National Indian Telecommunications Institute (NITI), an Advocacy Organization

CARD & SPIN

Working out the kinks and knots

Non-Profit The Gates Foundation's Native American Access to Technology Program provides Community Training Awareness: "We know computers; you know your communities"

Gates Health Resources on the Internet

Glitches & Concerns: technical difficulties, cultural nuances, parental concerns

For-Profit Navajo Communications Company (Internet access)

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