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This page includes links to Web sites and nonprogram publications on tribal energy topics.

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  • American Indian Reservations: A Showplace for Renewable Energy — Paper presented at the 1996 annual conference of the American Solar Energy Society.

  • EERE Information Center — Answers questions about energy efficiency and renewable energy services, technologies, and programs.

  • Energy Consumption and Renewable Energy Development Potential on Indian Lands — Report by the Energy Information Administration.

  • Energy Planning: A Guide for Northwest Indian Tribes (PDF 1.4 MB) — Published by Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (Northwest SEED). Helps tribes select and implement projects to conserve energy, generate renewable power, construct efficient buildings, etc. Useful to tribes across the country.

  • Environmental Protection Agency Clean Energy Web site and American Indian Tribal Portal. EPA also provides information on the environmental impacts of electricity generation technologies.

  • Federally Recognized Tribes (PDF 84 KB) — List of all federally recognized tribes that are eligible for support from the U.S. government. See "Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs" in this August 2009 Federal Register notice. This is simply a short (six-page) list of the names of federally recognized tribes. For more detailed information, including tribal contacts, see the Tribal Leaders Directory (below).

  • Indian Country Today — On-line newspaper.

  • Native Power: A Handbook on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Native American Communities (PDF 4.5 MB) — Prepared by the Native American Renewable Energy Education Project.

  • NativeSUN: A Model for Sustainable Solar Electric Systems on Indian Lands (PDF 174 KB) — Paper by Sandia National Laboratories.

  • The Solar Way: Photovoltaics on Indian Lands — Guide published by Sandia National Laboratories.

  • Tribal Leaders Directory (PDF 1.2 MB) — Detailed, 243-page directory of all federally recognized tribes that are eligible for support from the U.S. government. Provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

  • Using Renewable Energy on Native American Lands — Paper presented at the 2000 annual conference of the American Solar Energy Society.