{"id":293,"date":"2025-02-08T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:18:07","slug":"our-mandate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/index.php\/our-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"293\" class=\"elementor elementor-293\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8880393 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8880393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9d04c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c9d04c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0742fda elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0742fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/\">National Indigenous \nConnectivity Inc. <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb08dcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb08dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c88613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c88613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gold3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gold3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gold3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nic-inc.ca\/nic-inc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gold3.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f40607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f40607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mandate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0059d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0059d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c2343 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30c2343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a1cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a1cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <b>National Indigenous Connectivity Initiative (NICI)<\/b> is committed to advocating for all remote and rural First Nations across Canada to have access to <b>spectrum and high-speed internet<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b4e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2b4e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );background-color: var( --e-global-color-52720d2 )\">A Nationally Supported Initiative<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-0c16d2e );background-color: var( --e-global-color-52720d2 )\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9891bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9891bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In April 2022, the <b>Assembly of First Nations (AFN)<\/b> passed an Executive Resolution supporting a national Indigenous digital consortium. NICI is exemplifying this vision and is aligned with AFN resolution calls for:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f7c95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64f7c95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9212c49 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9212c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"><li><b>Indigenous-led Connectivity Solutions<\/b> \u2013 Urging <b>Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)<\/b> to support NICI in ensuring high-speed internet solutions <b>developed by First Nations, for First Nations<\/b>.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"><li><b>Dedicated Federal Funding<\/b> \u2013 Calling on the <b>Government of Canada<\/b> to create First Nations-specific funding and criteria within the <b>Universal Broadband Fund<\/b>, ensuring long-term investment in Indigenous connectivity initiatives and training.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"><li><b>Collaborative Support &amp; Policy Change<\/b> \u2013 Advocating for <b>ISC and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)<\/b> to work directly with NICI to increase Indigenous service-provider capacities, access to spectrum, market data, and policy frameworks that enable <b>affordable, community-driven internet solutions<\/b>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80055e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f80055e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By supporting community-led solutions and advocating for policy reforms, we are ensuring that First Nations have the tools and infrastructure needed to thrive in a connected world.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ddf6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04ddf6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Together, we can close the digital divide and build a future where every First Nation has access to <b>affordable, high-speed internet.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745b0e5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"745b0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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