Coeur d'Alene Tribe races to connect its citizens to internet

Coeur d'Alene Tribe races to connect its citizens to internet, but deadline set by Congress leaves many offline.

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Tue., Dec. 15, 2020

A DePatco Union lineman works to connect homes on the Coeur d’Alene reservation to the internet on Plummer on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has recieved grants funded through the Idaho Department of Commerce funded by the CARES Act congress passed in March.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
A DePatco Union lineman works to connect homes on the Coeur d’Alene reservation to the internet on Plummer on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has recieved grants funded through the Idaho Department of Commerce funded by the CARES Act congress passed in March.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Coeur d’Alene Tribe IT director Valerie Fast Horse is photographed in Plummer on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has recieved grants funded through the Idaho Department of Commerce funded by the CARES Act congress passed in March.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review