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Northern California Tribe Harnesses Sun and Wind for Renewable Energy System

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It’s sunny and windy on the northern coast of California. So why not put these elements to good use to help power a reservation, expand energy independence and reduce the carbon footprint? That’s the thinking behind the decision by the 577-member Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria to install a renewable microgrid system on their tribal lands in Loleta.

“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first renewable hybrid microgrid installed by a California tribe,” Edwin Smith, director of Environment and Natural Resources, told ICTMN...

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Armitage, Lynn. "Northern California Tribe Harnesses Sun and Wind for Renewable Energy System." Indian Country Today Media Network. June 4, 2015. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/business/northern-california..., accessed June 4, 2015)

Tribes Get $6 Million in Federal Funds for Energy Efficiency Project

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Eleven tribal communities are receiving a total of $6 million toward renewable energy projects and technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced.

It is part of President Barack Obama’s ongoing initiative to help tribal nations and Alaska Native villages reduce fossil fuel use, save money and mitigate the environmental impact of energy use. Combined with tribal contributions of $7.5 million, the project investment will total copy3.5 million, the DOE said...

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ICTMN Staff. "Tribes Get $6 Million in Federal Funds for Energy Efficiency Projects." Indian Country Today Media Network. March 23, 2015. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/environment/tribes-get-6..., accessed March 25, 2015)

Island First Nation grasps potential of alternative power

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While oil pipeline debates, anti-fracking protests and increasing fossil fuel demands embroil the country from coast to coast, a small Vancouver Island First Nation is leading the way on a different path.

In the past five years, the seaside T’Sou-ke nation has become a world-renowned leader in solar energy. Their projects are the model for others in the capital region and around the province.

They also have a massive wind-energy partnership in the works that could augment power for all of Vancouver Island, on a power grid connected to the mainland...

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Petrescu, Sarah. "Island First Nation grasps potential of alternative power." Times Colonist. January 5, 2014. Article. (http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/island-first-nation-grasps-poten..., accessed July 26, 2023)

Forest County Potawatomi Renewables Program Nets EPA Top 30 Nod

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They squelched a mine, established air-quality monitoring and built a solar plant. Where does a tribe go from there?

For the Forest County Potawatomi Community it meant going deeper. The tribe has translated traditional values into a program that uses cutting-edge technologies and sophisticated environmental principles to preserve clean land, water and air for future generations. The Forest Potawatomi derives more than 55 million kilowatt-hours of power annually from renewables, supplying 105 percent of its energy needs...

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Lee, Tanya H.  "Forest County Potawatomi Renewables Program Nets EPA Top 30 Nod." Indian Country Today. May 21, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/forest-county-potawatomi-renewables-program-nets-epa-top-30-nod, accessed May 5, 2023)

Henry Red Cloud Leads the Renewable-Energy Charge at Pine Ridge

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There is a revolution under way to bring renewable resources to Native American people. Led by modern-day warrior Henry Red Cloud, a direct fifth generation descendent of Red Cloud, the famous Lakota war chief, and Trees, Water & People (TWP), inroads are being made one home and one business at a time...

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Tirado, Michelle. "Henry Red Cloud Leads the Renewable-Energy Charge at Pine Ridge." Indian Country Today Media Network. February 07, 2013. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/henry-red-cloud-leads-the-renewable-energy-charge-at-pine-ridge, accessed June 1, 2023)