The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering no-cost capacity-building support to tribes through four key pillars – built on a strong foundation of Native American culture and values.
2016
The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 by Chéri Smith (Mi’kmaq), a clean energy veteran with more than 25 years of experience leading both public and private renewable energy development, policy, finance, workforce, and education initiatives. Our highly qualified in-house team includes Indigenous and non-Indigenous subject matter experts in engineering, finance, law, installation, operations and maintenance, workforce development, and more. The mission of the Alliance is to support the self-determined efforts of Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages 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.
