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White Earth and Tsleil-Waututh Nations Partner on Community Wind Power

Indian Country Today Article
White Earth and Tsleil-Waututh Nations Partner on Community Wind Power
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ICTMN Staff
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Indian Country Today
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Two tribes, from different sides of the 49th Parallel, are reuniting Turtle Island with a business deal. A First Nations—owned company in British Columbia will supply wind power to the White Earth Community Service Center in Naytahwaush and to the Ojibwa Building Supplies facility in Waubun, the U.S. tribe announced on September 6...

economic development environment
energy independence
intertribal economic development
intertribal relations
sustainable development
wind energy
Native Nations
White Earth Nation
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
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News and Opinion
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Economic and Community Development
Environment and Natural Resources
Intergovernmental Relations
Small Business
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ICTMN Staff. "White Earth and Tsleil-Waututh Nations Partner on Community Wind Power." Indian Country Today, September 9, 2012. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/white-earth-and-tsleil-waututh-nations-partner-on-community-wind-power, accessed February 12, 2024)

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