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We are pleased to  announce our to  Tribal Ambassadors for ICANN 57

Valerie Fast Horse (Coeur d’Alene Tribe) is a descendent of the Okanagan band of Indians of Vernon, British Columbia. As Director of Internet Technology (IT) for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe for the past 16 years Fast Horse is responsible for leading and managing the tribe’s IT Department, which includes four programs: IT- Government Services, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Red-Spectrum Communications, and KWIS 88.3 FM radio station. 

April Tinhorn (Hualapai/Navajo/Chinese) raised on the beautiful Hualapai Indian reservation located in the Grand Canyon area, always had a thirst for knowledge. April’s 20-year adventure in the computer science field began as a web programmer at the National Security Administration in Maryland and later overseas.  She has worked at IBM-Arizona as a software engineer and at the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS) as a web master and information technology specialist. Ms. Tinhorn is founder and owner of Tinhorn Consulting, LLC.

Description:

The Tribal Ambassadors Pilot Project addresses the digital divide throughout First Peoples communities in NARALO by enhancing ICANN’s outreach to Tribal stakeholders.  Specifically, the Project aims to generate increased awareness and understanding of educational opportunities available for internet governance development within unserved and under-served tribal communities, in addition to advocating for intergovernmental digital communication policies that are responsive to the unique perspectives and characteristics of Native communities. To apply for the pilot program go here: https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693

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