Native Sun

Miigwech for attending our 2nd Annual 2nd Annual Freedom to Drive EV and Renewable Energy showcase event! We were definitely full of good spirits! Your participation significantly impacts our mission to promote sustainable and culturally reflective transportation options within our community.

Makwa Solar Array Breaks Ground. Project and Red Lake Nation leadership broke ground on a planned 3-megawatt solar array on land owned by the tribe near Blackduck on May 15.

🌎 We have “Lightning in Our Eyes ... Earth in Our Hearts for Gi-maamaa-aki (Our Mother Earth) this Earth Day! 🌱 Join us today, April 22, as we honor our commitment to Gi-maamaa-aki (Our Mother Earth)! This Mother Earth Day, let’s amplify Indigenous voices and take meaningful steps toward a sustainable future together.

Native Sun Community Power Development with Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota, along with a coalition of partners, endorsed SF 486, the Energy Assistance program that offers essential relief during the winter.

The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.

The administration ripped away hundreds of millions of dollars for clean energy projects on tribal lands. Now tribes are fighting to salvage their work.

Native Sun and the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association lead the Tribal Leadership in Clean Transportation and Energy Resources in the Midwest session during the 2025 Wisconsin Transportation & Innovation Expo in Madison, WI.

The effort by Minnesota’s Indigenous communities to achieve energy sovereignty is gathering pace.

Native Sun Community Power Development EV program connects south Minneapolis neighborhood to growing energy network