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“Solar warriors” are touting the benefits to tribes of solar power, both as economic development and as a sustainable energy solution. For some rural tribal areas, solar power is the best alternative compared to getting connected to the grid.
Guests:
Cody Two Bears (Standing Rock Sioux) – co-founder of Indigenized Energy Initiative
Chéri Smith (Mi’Kmaq) – CEO and founder of Indigenized Energy Initiative
Chief Henry Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota) – executive director of Red Cloud Renewable and a chief of the Oglala Lakota Nation
Break 1 Music: Winter Solstice (song) Robert Mirabal (artist) Pueblo Christmas (song)
Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)