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Native American-run organizations are jumping into the clean energy economy with both feet. The group Indigenized Energy is administering some $135.6 million in federal grants for both solar installations and manufacturing. The Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund has a continuous string of funding opportunities to get tribes in on solar projects. We’ll get updates on some promising trends that help provide both clean energy and tribal economic development.
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John Teller (Menominee and Oneida), tribal communications officer for the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund
Steve Manydeeds (Enrolled Standing Rock), CEO of Indigene Economics Group
Robert Blake (Red Lake Nation), founder and CEO of Solar Bear
Break 1 music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)
Break 2 Music: Ancestors In My Bones (song) Donita Large (artist) Ancestors In My Bones (album)