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The $135 million will go towards building and maintaining residential solar installations on a number of reservations.
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The original part of the current school building dates to the 1950s and sits on ground associated with high levels of cancer within the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes.
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Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands didn’t have electricity in 2022, according to federal data. The Biden administration is making new investments to address the issue.
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Attendees at the Tribal Clean Energy Summit in California this week discussed hydropower, solar projects, and other alternative energy projects that are taking place on Tribal lands.
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The federal government has launched a new behavioral health call line for students and staff at tribal schools across the U.S., including dozens in the Mountain West.
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The federal government is spending another $327 million to help fulfill water rights settlements with Native American tribes, including several in the Mountain West.
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As climate change strains power grids nationwide, the federal government is spending more than $2 billion over the next few years to help states and tribes strengthen their infrastructure. Some of those funds are already flowing to parts of the Mountain West.
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Nationwide, millions of barriers, like dams, are plugging up rivers and streams. These man-made barriers make it hard for fish to move freely and lay eggs. Now, the federal government is spending more than $200 million to reopen spawning grounds for fish, which includes an effort to recover an endangered species sacred to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in Nevada.
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The Northern Cheyenne Medicinal Garden at the Sheridan Food Forest consists of about 105 different plants that the Northern Cheyenne tribe has used for spiritual, medicinal, or nutritional significance. A dedication ceremony on Aug. 31 at the Sheridan Food Forest drew around two dozen community members who wanted to learn more about the significance of these plants.
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The Census Bureau has a tool called 'My Tribal Area' that provides accessible demographic information about tribal communities. It’s been around since 2016, but changes to the available data – or lack thereof – have affected how the tool has been received over the years.