The Three Sisters is a 5,000-year-old traditional agricultural method utilized by Native Americans to improve crop efficiency in limited space.
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Feds Release the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Highlight Risk and Opportunity for Tribal Economies in the Face of Climate Change
Members of the Oglala Lakota Nation plant climate-resilient tree species on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. (Photo credit: ©...
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From Fear to Favor: Geothermal Energy’s Future on the Reservation
Geothermal power comes from drilling down to superheated water, often as hot as 700 degrees Fahrenheit, and allowing the escaping steam to turn a turbine on the surface. This makes geothermal energy very site specific.
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Woven Together With the Land: The Role Climate Change Will Play in the Future of Tribal Energy
Considering many tribes hold vast reserves of fossil fuels, and others rely on coal and natural gas for electricity generation, how will ongoing shifts in our climate caused by human activity affect energy markets for tribes?
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A Tribe Called Red Tape: The BIA’s Costly Energy Permitting Process
As reservation poverty rates and unemployment remain among the highest in the nation, tribes sit on an estimated $1.5 trillion in untapped oil, natural gas, coal, and other valuable minerals. Billions of megawatts in solar and wind energy potential lie dormant as well.
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