March 12, 2025

Indigenous Tech News: Ontario cancels Starlink, Human Rights advocates against Adobe and preserving culture and governance from territory loss

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Boozhoo News River readers,

This week’s stories include:  

• Ontario's decision to cancel its $100-million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink as part of Premier Doug Ford's response to new U.S. trade tariffs has left Indigenous communities in the north questioning the government's commitment to broadband access. 

• Across the Pacific region, 16 nations face an existential collision between rising seas and Silicon Valley’s computational colonialism. 

• Adobe is facing criticism from Indigenous artists and human rights advocates for hosting AI-generated images and artworks falsely depicting "Indigenous Australians" on its stock image platform.

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We're at RES 2025 with a delegation of 40 Indigenous Businesses from Canada!

RES 2025 is a summit focused on networking opportunities with business development sessions, all centered around American Indian Enterprise.  We invite all attendees to visit our booth #426 on the exhibition floor to learn more about our work, connect with our team, and discuss how Indigenous-led technology solutions are transforming communities. Come by and see how we've grown since our first RES appearance!

We’ve also launched our new website for Niiwin! 🎉 

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