A final approval on October 3 transferred Cloud Peak’s Montana and Wyoming mines to NTEC — and ushered NTEC into the echelons of the largest producers of coal in the country.
READ MOREReimagining the Three Sisters: Finding a New Symbiosis in Tribal Food and Energy Sovereignty
by Clif Cottrell | Sep 24, 2019 | Agriculture, Energy, Featured, Natural Resources
The Three Sisters is a 5,000-year-old traditional agricultural method utilized by Native Americans to improve crop efficiency in limited space.
READ MORENavajo Nation’s Renewable Energy Future Takes Big Step Forward With Completion of Kayenta Solar II
by Native Business Staff | Sep 21, 2019 | Energy, Natural Resources, News
The second phase of Kayenta Solar is complete. The renewable energy plant will produce enough emission-free energy to power approximately 36,000 homes.
READ MOREMHA Nation: A Vision for Economic Sovereignty
by Andrew Ricci | Sep 2, 2019 | Energy, Featured, Features, Natural Resources, Tourism
Mark Fox, Chairman of the MHA Nation, sees the tribe generating its own power, raising and consuming its own food, and exporting their own goods.
READ MOREReclamation Awards $3.4M to 19 Tribes for Technical Assistance in Water Development
by Native Business Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | Environmental, Grants, Natural Resources, News
The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.4 million to 19 Tribes across the western United States for technical assistance as they develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. The funding is being made available through Reclamation’s Native American Affairs Technical Assistance to Tribes Program.
READ MOREDrone Technology to Enhance Oneida Nation’s Ability to Monitor, Manage and Protect Lands
by Native Business Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Natural Resources, News, Technology
Drones will soon soar over Oneida Indian Nation homelands in Central New York, collecting data about Tribally owned land.
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