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A solar-panel installation completed by the Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola, B.C. (New Relationship Trust)

Indigenous‑led renewable energy projects offer benefits that reach far beyond reducing carbon emissions

Ian Munroe, University of Toronto; Anna Berka, Griffith University, and Christina E. Hoicka, University of Victoria

Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects are growing quickly in Canada. New research suggests they could enable widespread acceptance of energy transitions.
Solar panel array is seen outside the administration building at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in North Vancouver, B.C., in June 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A First Nations power authority could transform electricity generation for Indigenous nations

Christina E. Hoicka, University of Victoria; Adam J. Regier, University of Victoria; Anna Berka, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Sara Chitsaz, University of Victoria

A coalition of First Nations and organizations is advocating for changes to electricity regulations and laws in B.C. to give Indigenous communities more control over developing renewable electricity projects.

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