NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Johnny is the volunteer Special Solar Projects Director for Red Cloud Renewable (RCR). He helps the non-profit organization strengthen and expand solar infrastructure across the Northern Plains by building the training capacity of the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center (RCREC) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD.
FROM NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS
PAST NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS
Elwha Tribe – Olympic Peninsula, WA
Decision-Maker Training
Hopi Nation – First Village Arizona
Solar awareness and technical training
Yurok Tribe – Oregon/California
Micro-hydro, solar awareness, and technical training
Zuni Tribe – New Mexico
Solar awareness and technical training
Johnny supervising the installation of a solar water pumping system.
Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center (RCREC)
With the assistance of Trees, Water and People, the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center, which opened in 2008, offers several training sessions annually for Native American participants from a variety of tribes. Some become solar technicians on their respective reservations.