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Record $1.3 billion in federal funding allocated to Native American housing BY CHEZ OXENDINE Native American housing programs will have access to a record $1.34 billion in federal funding this year following an appropriations package signed into law earlier his month.  The appropriations included long-awaited funding increases for

U.S. Treasurer Chief Malerba gives keynote at Tribal Energy Equity Summit Tulsa, OK - Chief Lynn Malerba, the Treasurer of the United States delivered a keynote address yesterday at the Tribal Energy Equity Summit at RiverSpirit Casino in Tulsa, OK. Chief Malerba, who became the 18th chief of the

Choctaw Nation receives two Regents Business Partnerships Excellence Awards  Partnerships with Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology garner praise from Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education  DURANT, Okla. - The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education honored two Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma partnerships at the 2024

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment for an up to $72.8 million partial loan guarantee to finance the development of a solar-plus-long duration energy storage microgrid on the Tribal lands of the Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Indians

Oklahoma task force looks to resolve tribal reservation safety issues without tribal nations by Molly Young, The Oklahoman A task force launched by Gov. Kevin Stitt will attempt to create a standard working agreement for state and tribal public safety agencies, but without any say from tribal leaders, at least

March 18 – 21 at the Muscogee Nation, RiverSpirit Resort, Tulsa, Oklahoma The Tribal Energy Equity Summit will convene Native American tribal leaders and federal government officials to address vital issues and ensure an equitable transition to a clean energy future.  The Tribal Energy Equity Summit (TEES) hosted by the Alliance

Clean energy dreams, realities highlighted at DOE tribal summit BY CHEZ OXENDINE There was an air of cautious optimism as the Department of Energy convened with tribal, business, and nonprofit leaders during the two-day Tribal Clean Energy Summit last week in Temecula, California. More than 700 participants gathered on Feb.