Intertribal Native Digital Network INDN

Coverage for Native Community Events

Recent events of world stage proportions happened on Standing Rock and there wasn't enough event coverage as there should have been, this proposal addresses the need for in-depth and truthful coverage of future significant events.  The proposal is a mobile video streaming business to cover public affairs events on and in tribal communities.  This proposal would deliver pertinent information for the mover and shaker crowd and transmit real time coverage for planners.  The biggest barrier is newly formed censorship effort that would hinder this information letting effort.

The hardware to be used involve computers and in some cases cell phones.  The equipment involved will consist of rack-mountable video switchers/streamer, and high definition cameras to include peripherals, (cabling, tripods, mics).  In future applications, drone cameras can be added.  The video switchers have come down in price and is considered an established product.

The proposal is considered new being that there isn't a business model that is exactly like it in the region.  The positive for this effort is that it can include tribal members of all ages, with elders able to convey their culture, to youth who want to learn a technical trade.

The accessibility will be through internet means and a manner of time is to be a factor to expanding to more viewers.  This effort has for-profit as a business model and the live coverage aspect will provide the opportunity for sponsorship.  Plans for a off-air digital network are being considered.

None.  Our intended demographic is to be those who have Native based interests. 

Future goals is to have an extended live feed schedule with multiple daily events. The impact comes from the number of tribes willing to participate, our coverage area encompasses several federally recognized tribes.

A personal note, that how our team came together through serendipitous means.  That we have talent based shared ideas.

If selected, the preparation to meet and connect with investors will be valuable as an experience.  I have always heard about how you're supposed to start small when setting up a business and see if it fails within the first five years, pretty gloomy I think, but I feel this business model is designed for this small start and can expand quickly.  

Recent contact made with local college and its informational resources, and the local tribal telecom on fact finding.  The local college is Sitting Bull College and as of late has been key in media development and archiving local cultural language, to which I have participated in (recording).  The phone company is Standing Rock Telecom, and I have been checking in with them about streaming capabilities.  The phone company is planning 5G application for coverage and I asked about their bit rate speeds.

The expansion to other tribes will be concerning their tribally related events and its coverage and would include but not limited to Standing Rock, Three Affiliated, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Yankton, Spirit Lake, Lower Brule/Crow Creek  Tribes.  Most of event coverage will be of public affairs nature with locations open to the public.  The events can include council meetings, powwows, conferences, high school activities, and community events.