Internet library on Pine Ridge

Internet Library Opens In Pine Ridge

By Derek OlsonThe Internet has made the world seem like a very small place. But it's a world that's been out of reach for many on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Now, a new Internet library in Pine Ridge is hoping to change that.

"Today I woke up in a good mood. I said good things are going to happen today," Shannon Trevino said.

That was even before Trevino knew Tuesday was the grand opening for the reservation's first public Internet library.

"This is the initial stage of it where we have eleven computers here where people, tribal members, can come out here and use our computers. Otherwise, there's a hot spot here and they can use that also," Native American Telecom's president Tom Reiman said.

The library will be open at least five days a week and Internet use is free.Comment:  For more on Natives and the Internet, see Google Street View in Nunavut and Tech-Savvy Surui Chief.