Denver conference: Renewable energy in Indian Country

Dear Reader: One of the foremost topics in our Native communities centers on renewable energy in Indian Country. What? Your community isn’t talking about ways to bring and provide clean energy to thousands of Native families, many now living with electricity? I’ve been heartened lately to meet a large cadre of people working in the field of renewable energy, including the folks at the Department of Energy. Staff members there have organized a forum Nov. 16-20 in Denver “for tribes to meet and learn from other tribes pursuing energy sufficiency through renewable energy or energy efficiency, and share in their successes,” according to the DOE Tribal Energy Web site. The Doe recognizes “the increasing interest of tribes in energy efficiency and renewable energy and the benefit of tribes learning from tribes, we are opening up this meeting to Indian Country as a whole. This is a unique forum where you can get an excellent overview of the wide range of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects under way in Indian Country.”