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HI Staff Attends Wind Energy Meeting With Tribal Council

Apr. 17, 2009

The Harvest Initiative staff attended a Tribal Wind Energy Meeting with members of the Crow Creek Tribal Council. The meeting was hosted by Sen. Tim Johnson on April 9 at Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the challenges facing wind energy development on reservations and to hear about related legislation proposed by Sen. Johnson. The Harvest Initiative attended at the request of the Crow Creek Tribal Council to learn how this discussion could impact wind development at Crow Creek.

At the request of the Crow Creek Tribal Council, The Harvest Initiative is helping develop tribal policies which will increase the likelihood of successful wind development on the Crow Creek Reservation.

The Harvest Initiative was founded in 2008 to invest locally in native grown ideas and support socially responsible business development to move the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation toward a commercially viable, self-sustaining economic environment.