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NativeWeb, Inc.

Acronym: NW

Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001

A. Objectives

NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology.

B. Contact Information

Coordinator	Marc Becker
Title	President
Telephone	660-785-6036
Fax	660-785-4337
Email	marc@nativeweb.org
Website	www.nativeweb.org
Mailing Address

C. General Information

Founding year	1994
Legal Status	501(c)3 in process
Types of actions	The principal action is the development of a web site (www.nativeweb.org)

D. Programs

Name	Goal	Approximate budget ($US)
Website development	Information dissemination	2,000

E. Geographical Reach

Countries in which network participates actively

Mostly the Americas, but the concept is global

F. Members

The network is composed primarily by: _ Organizations X Individuals

Principal Organizations	Central Interest	Country of origin

G. Resources

Approximate annual budget of the network (in $US)

Year 2000	Year 1995	Year 1990
2,000	0

Sources of funding:

Private National Sources

H. Network Infrastructure

Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network	0
Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network	0
Does the network have a physical site of its own?	NO

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