SUNBURST SOLAR ACADEMY

 Red Cloud Renewable empowers Native American communities by offering vital education in solar installation, sustainable building practices, and weatherization techniques in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. 

 SEI has been advancing Solar Technology Training for decades, and has helped many organizations succeed in their specialized training programs and projects, including RCR and Purpose Focused. 

 Gallup Solar collaborates with communities, elected representatives, utilities and industry to bring solar power to all peoples in our area by supporting solar training and offering small solar systems to graduates to install for Navajo families. 

 NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to  building Indigenous power. Through organizing, activism, philanthropy,  grant making, capacity-building and narrative change, we are creating  sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms.

 The VMLC  employs Purpose Focused trained technicians to install solar PV systems, which  power freezers that  minimize the health challenges of Navajo Veterans with diabetes. 

A diverse stakeholder coalition is calling for increased investment  in workforce development and greater coordination among local, regional,  and national entities to support the growth of high-quality job  opportunities in the clean energy industries, with a focus on the  inclusion of diverse and underrepresented populations.

These recommendations are laid out in a report released today on behalf of the National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance,  a forum uniting more than 500 stakeholders across the U.S. to improve  recruitment, education, and placement outcomes with a focus on energy  justice. The Alliance is led by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council  (IREC) and the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) with  support from Bank of America.

The Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs  maximizes the development and deployment  of energy solutions for the benefit of American Indians. 

It operates in support of the  federal government's trust responsibility, tribal self-determination  policy, and government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes. Its goals include promoting Indian tribal energy development, efficiency, and use; Reducing or stabilizing Indian tribal energy costs; Strengthening Indian tribal energy infrastructure; and electrifying Indian land, housing, and businesses.

Renewable Energy is Abundant and the Technology is always being upgraded. There is a demand for Solar Technicians to design, develop, deploy, and maintain Solar systems in all their applications. 

Large and small Solar systems are being deployed for families and businesses.  Solar Farm projects are being proposed on the Navajo Nation and across the country. 

With the emerging Clean-Energy Economy 

there is a high demand for technically trained Solar Warriors. 

Access to safe drinking water is a human right, however it depends on where you live. Here in the richest most powerful, advanced nation...there is a lack of access to water on Indian Country. Here on Navajo, many have distant locations where they draw water from wells built over a half a century. 

On Navajo COVID 19 has affected and infected more than any other country per capita. One of the major contributors is the lack of access to water. 

To address this issue, PFAL has partnered with key Emergency Response Experts to provide Navajo communities the components for assembling home water filtration systems for families who lack running water to their homes.

Food Security begins with family and community gardens. In this day in-age, we cannot afford not to begin growing our own food. Traditionally this nation has been self-sufficient in producing healthy  food. This is no longer the case, 

Consider, Monsanto is the largest producer of genetically engineered (GE)  seeds on the planet, accounting for over 90% of the GE seeds planted  globally in 2003.

And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.”