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7Skyline’s next POWER UP agenda is now available. Power Up: A Tribal Energy Symposium at Colorado River Indian Tribe’s BlueWater Resort & Casino in Parker, AZ, Monday, 12/9, 5:30 - 8:30 PM Featured Keynote Speakers: ??Robert Blake, Founder and CEO, Solar Bear MN (Red Lake Band of Chippewa) ??Matt Renner, Vice President, Seneca Environmental ??Paul Dearhouse, Senior Consultant, Tribal Energy Financing at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Program Office (Kahnawake Mohawk) ??Chief Henry Red Cloud, Chairman of the Board, Red Cloud Renewable (Oglala Lakota) With Gismo Power MEGA Solar Carport Demonstration Thank you so much to our generous sponsors: ?? U.S. Energy Foundation, Barr Engineering Co., Larsen & Toubro, Kimley-Horn, The Nature Conservancy, Red Cloud Renewable, Seneca Environmental, Timberline Renewable Solutions, Gismo Power, and the Lily of the Valley?? Join us for a community information session on innovative renewable energy project options and green energy resources for Tribal communities. Free and open to all. Full agenda and RSVP to reserve dinner: https://lnkd.in/gt-ZBppF

Thank you to the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), Seneca Environmental and Schneider Electric for working together with us to coordinate this webinar event on 11/15 that will include Alisha O'Connell and Sheiyenne Baloo-Seegmiller from 7Skyline. Please join us to learn more about how Tribal governments are engaging in innovative partnerships to pair traditional knowledge and responsible renewables siting with support and resources from companies prioritizing sustainable and equitable green energy transitions.

Thank you to the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), Seneca Environmental and Schneider Electric for working together with us to coordinate this webinar event on 11/15 that will include Alisha O'Connell and Sheiyenne Baloo-Seegmiller from 7Skyline. Please join us to learn more about how Tribal governments are engaging in innovative partnerships to pair traditional knowledge and responsible renewables siting with support and resources from companies prioritizing sustainable and equitable green energy transitions.

7Skyline’s Sheiyenne Baloo-Seegmiller and Alisha O'Connell appreciated the opportunity to present on Tribal Sovereignty at the Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Leadership Forum in DC this week. Really enjoyed the conversations with colleagues - Doseke Akporiaye, Nicole Sitaraman (she/her), Mary C. Palmer, Dana Clare Redden, Meg Nyberg - Thanks, everyone, for welcoming us!

Mark your calendars and please join us on December 9th at: Power Up: A Tribal Energy Symposium Community event open to all. Come learn how families can access free programs to: ? Upgrade to efficient ENERGY STAR appliances ? Add solar and battery backup to homes and businesses Plus: ? Get tips on weatherization to keep your home cooler in the summer ? Share comments and get answers to your questions about going solar ? Learn about innovative renewable energy projects across Indian Country Colorado River Indian Tribes’ Blue Water Resort and Casino in Parker, Arizona https://lnkd.in/g3UqVige Special thanks to GismoPower for providing a solar carport demonstration No cost to attend, dinner served for first 150 attendees. Block of rooms available at Blue Water. See you there! To RSVP and reserve dinner (first 150 free), email?[email protected]. Many thanks to our speakers and sponsors, info coming at: https://lnkd.in/gK9KmME4

We are excited to have two 7Skyline team members Alisha O'Connell and Sheiyenne Baloo-Seegmiller speak at the #WRISE2024 Leadership Forum next week on Tribal Sovereignty!

A few images from the 2nd Annual Tribal Sustainability Summit held this past week in Denver. TSAF grantees, leadership participants, and honored guests from throughout the Tribal Energy Industry were in attendance to network and help build a brighter future for Indian Country.

7Skyline team members Sydney Harper, Shawni Laffoon, David Harper and Etta Faye, Mohave Elder and Energy Fellow, were delighted to join the CHEMEHUEVI INDIAN TRIBE’s Chairman Glenn Lodge with Lisa Castilone, Tribal Programs Director and Jaime Alonso, Exec Director Inland Empire for GRID Alternatives for their exciting ribbon cutting today. 43 kW of solar on the Chemehuevi gym! Well done. Really excited to see teamwork on Tribe-driven green transition projects with community benefits happening in California.

Our Salsa and Solar for All community engagement event in Madras, OR was a big success last week! Special thanks to the community members, non-profit teams, members of the philanthropic community, Tribal enegry managers, community leaders and more who joined us for a lively discussion on energy access and what’s coming down the pike for energy transition and climate funding that will provide substantial benefits to rural communities. With appreciation! East Cascades Works, Spark Northwest, Solar Oregon, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon, Hunter Hall and Joseph Mazone, and the Mazatlan Mexican restaurant. And special mention to Abygale Jaeger - really appreciated your leading the charge to bring renewables education and engagement opportunities out to eastern Oregon!

Thank you to Bennae Calac, Onoo Po Strategies/7G Foundation for coordinating the recent convening of Tribal leaders at the White House Council Environmental Quality (CEQ) in Washington, DC regarding the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument (from left to right) Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe’s Councilman Jonathan E. Koteen, Kendrik Escalanti, Councilman Donald W. Medart, Jr., Secretary Altrena Santillanes, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and David Harper, Colorado River Indian Tribes Mohave Elders Spokesman