Internet – A Tool to Strengthen Indigenous Rights

To expand the scope of the Indigenous Rights and Resource Hub (the ‘Resource Hub’) and address the urgent need for Indigenous communities to be connected to the internet in order to communicate and access information during the pandemic, Equitable Origin and the Consejo Regional Indigena y Popular de Xpujil (CRIPX) in partnership with HughesNet Mexico are using satellite technology to improve Internet access in Indigenous communities. A pilot project was launched in November of this year in the communities of “La Mancolona” and Nuevo San Jose in the State of Campeche, Mexico. HughesNet has already connected over 300 rural communities in the last year with satellite internet.