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3rd Annual Tribal Energy Evolution Summit
Self-Determination Clean Energy Innovation
MAY 5-8, 2025
OJIBWE & DAKOTA TERRITORY
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
INTERCONTINENTAL SAINT PAUL RIVERFRONT HOTEL
A MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE PROPERTY
SELF-DETERMINATION
CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION
SELF-DETERMINATION
CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION

Highlights

The Tribal Energy Evolution Summit brings together leaders from both Tribal and Federal governments, along with tribe-supporting organizations, for multiple days of meaningful and effective dialogue about clean energy siting, interconnection, and other critical considerations affecting the ability of Tribes to create their own energy futures. Momentous agreements have been made, and impactful collaborations have been launched. TEES 2025 will continue this important dialogue and focus on the most pressing energy issues facing tribes at this pivotal moment in time.

THE POWER OF UNITY

TEES — the Tribal Energy Evolution Summit — convenes Native American tribal leaders and Federal Government officials, to foster crucial dialogue on Tribal clean energy matters. This historic Summit prioritizes relationship-building and pivotal issues, including electricity rate disparities and the historical inequities and exploitation tied to energy siting, transmission, and interconnection that have impacted tribes throughout history.

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Event Details:

MAY 5-8, 2025

Ojibwe & Dakota Territory, St. Paul, Minnesota

Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel, A Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Property

Question? Email us at [email protected]

Registration Opening Soon.

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2024 Speakers Included

*2025 Confirmed speakers are being added daily. Check back often for updates.

2024 Emerging Leaders Included

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The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy is a federal 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
1629 K St. N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006

The Alliance supports the self-determined efforts of Native American Tribes to transition toward clean energy systems as a means to mitigate climate change, diminish poverty, and create thriving economies while protecting Mother Earth for future generations.

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Education & Workforce Development

In partnership with Tribal Colleges, major universities, and federal agencies, the Alliance develops and supports a variety of Native-led clean energy education, training, and degree programs for tribal leaders and tribal members to ensure new infrastructure is conceived, built, and managed by Native people, for Native people.

 

For more information, please email [email protected]

Resources & Events

In our commitment to supporting tribes in their self-determined pursuit of clean energy, the Alliance is creating an online hub brimming with timely and relevant tools and information. This includes the development of crucial resources like a comprehensive federal and state funding database, and a tribal energy project capital stack planning tool.

 

The Alliance hosts a series of events throughout the year, each meticulously crafted to transcend the conventional notion of gatherings. These events serve as purposeful forums, uniting tribes with subject matter experts and reliable resource providers. Our aim is not merely to convene, but to actively address challenges and leverage opportunities for tribal clean energy development. Rooted in Indigenous cultural values, these gatherings cultivate connections that extend beyond business — they foster connections that are not only useful but deeply meaningful.

 

For more information about our resources, please email  [email protected]

For more information about our events, please email [email protected]

Energy Policy & Government Relations

Leveraging our robust connections in Washington, the Alliance Policy team champions fair energy policies and equitable utility practices. Acting as a crucial conduit, we facilitate the exchange of energy-related information between federal and tribal governments. In collaboration with our technical team, the Alliance Policy team provides invaluable support to tribes through expert project planning and grant writing services, delivered at no cost. Our goal is to enhance the success rate of tribal applications for federal funding, ensuring that valuable resources are directed toward tribal initiatives with the greatest impact.

 

For more information, please email

[email protected]

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & PROJECT FINANCE

The Alliance team offers guidance and support for energy planning, grant writing, project development, financing, legal and tax matters. Through our Preferred Provider program, we evaluate and connect tribes with highly qualified, ethical clean energy developers and service providers to ensure tribes’ best interests are protected through all phases of infrastructure development.

For More Information

For tribes seeking technical assistance, please email our Tribal Liason, Celeste Kimimila at

[email protected]

For clean energy developers and service providers,

Click HERE to learn more about our Preferred Provider Program

or email us  at

[email protected]