Brazilian documentarian and activist Maihara Marjorie began visiting the Amazon in 2012.
She quickly realized what had been portrayed about this part of the world by the media wasn’t authentic to her experiences there. She began using Starlink during her trips to document her explorations of these remote places and her interactions with Indigenous Peoples, sharing them to social media in real time. Maihara believes “connectivity is a privilege” and hopes this technology becomes more widely available to the local people so they can use their own voice to share their message with the world.
Internet from space for students in rural New Mexico
In Cuba, New Mexico, there was no existing infrastructure for internet access. The local population is sparse, the budget was limited, and tribal, federal and state agencies couldn’t agree on a plan to install the traditional fiber optic cables that would be needed to get the community online. Then, the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and educators in t...
Internet from space for Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation families in Coconino County, Northern Arizona used to have drive several miles to get internet. Parents of these families had to scramble to find neighbors with wifi so their children could use it to complete their homework. It wasn’t easy or tenable, and students were at risk of falling behind. That’s why when Starlink kits were ...