I am wanting to correspond with Native Americans of different
tribes living on reservations. I am very interested in learning
about Native American's culture and customs, past and present,
and issues concerning Native Americans today.
How can I write to some people on reservations?
Sincerely,
Micki c/o kt6
[ The question Micki asks is an important one, and something that involves
the long-term goals of the NativeNet project. We would not only like to
establish links with existing users of electronic mail on reservations,
but also to help reservations which are not presently making use of the
technology to do so. I will be attending a two day "technology consul-
tation" at the new Smithsonian "National Museum of the American Indian"
offices in Washington, D.C. next week, and am sure this subject will be
discussed, since it is one of the goals of the directors of the Museum
to facilitate communications of various sorts using new technology.
While I'm on the subject, I would like to mention that the issue of
_Scientific_America_ currently on newsstands (September 1991). It is
a special issue devoted to "Communications, Computers, and Networks",
subtitled "How to Work, Play and Thrive in Cyberspace". The discussion
is fairly easy to read - much less technical than the regular content.
It gives us some ideas about where we might be going with electronic
communications. Note especially the article on "NREN," the National
Research and Education Network, by Sen. Albert Gore, charman of the
subcommittee on Science Technology and Space of the Commerce, Science
and Transportation Committee ("Infrastructure for the Global Village").
Anyway, back on the original subject, I know that there are some Native
Americans using Fido systems. I'll try to find out more, and will report
my findings. If anyone reading this article has any information, please
send it to "nn.general@gnosys.svle.ma.us".
--Gary ]