tag: energy

NAFOA
More than 800 tribal leaders and finance professional in Indian Country are in the nation’s capital for NAFOA’s 41st annual conference.
White Earth Indian Reservation
The White Earth Nation says it is developing an ethics code after hearing a “litany of concerns” about a prominent figure who has benefited from the tribe’s name for more than three decades.
Kuskokwim RIver
A proposed gold mine in southwest Alaska has been promising riches for investors and Alaska Native workers alike.
White Earth Land Recovery Project
From growing hemp to fighting pipelines, Winona LaDuke has launched a large number of organizations, businesses and initiatives. Here’s a look at some of her environmental efforts.
Winona LaDuke
Disgraced environmental figure Winona LaDuke and her inner circle are striking a defiant tone as the organization she has led for 30 years seeks to recover from a $750,000 verdict in a sexual harassment and retaliation case.
Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso
The highest court in the land is once again taking up a case that will determine whether the United States lives up to its promises to tribal nations.
NAFOA
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NAFOA
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Protect Thacker Pass
A lithium mine in Nevada is considered an environmental and cultural affront to tribal nations.
Salt River Project
Salt River Project has partnered with a private renewable energy company to open its largest solar plant in Arizona.
NAFOA
We’re hitting the ground running this new year!
Badger-Two Medicine
An area sacred to the Blackfeet Nation remains under threat from energy development after a federal judge’s ruling.
NAFOA
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Nick Myers
Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Nick Myers claims financial assistance to tribal nations is “foreign aid.” PolitiFact checks the facts.
Mount Adams
An 1855 treaty with the U.S. government ensured one of the Yakama Nation’s most important sites would remain part of its homelands.
Red Lake Nation
Some tribes are already finding economic opportunities with clean energy.
The White House
Tribal leaders are looking forward to addressing climate change and improving economic conditions in their communities through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Harold Frazier
Mni Wiconi means water is life, and no one will silence our Native peoples.
NAFOA
NAFOA works to provide advocacy and resources for all of Indian Country.
Monument Valley
The newly-signed Inflation Reduction Act brings millions of dollars in new investments for tribal nations.
U.S. Capitol
The newly-signed Inflation Reduction Act will bring more than $720 million to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities, according to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
NAFOA
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U.S. Capitol
Democrats are claiming an election season achievement with the passage of a massive bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in climate and energy investments in Indian Country.
NAFOA
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NAFOA
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Lisa Deville
Once again, Indigenous communities like mine are treated as a commodity to be extracted rather than human beings in a natural world, both deserving of respect and protection.
NAFOA
It may be summer but NAFOA works hard year-round to support tribes.
Hoċokata Ti
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is going back on the road this week with a field hearing hosted by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
Shut Down DAPL
We can see that the Americans are engaged in vicious cycles of self destruction.
NAFOA
NAFOA provides resources on every aspect needed for thriving tribal communities.
NAFOA
Happy Tuesday! Here are the latest opportunities for you and Indian Country.
NAFOA
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Class of Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities
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NAFOA
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NAFOA
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NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
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Red Lake Nation
The Red Lake Nation is making history as the first in Indian Country to win federal approval for its energy development organization.
Buy Native American: Federal Support for Native Business Capacity Building and Success
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Buy Native American: Federal Support for Native Business Capacity Building and Success.”
NAFOA
NAFOA turns 40 next month! Celebrate with us!
Solar Panels - Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is on a roll when it comes to solar energy on tribal homelands in Nevada.