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THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE’S SAGE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL LAUNCH ITS VIRTUAL TALK SERIES – FOR GENERATIONS TO COME: ANPETU WI DIALOGUES FROM STANDING ROCK – ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 AT 2:00 PM EST

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Friday, October 16, 2020
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In the aftermath of Standing Rocks fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline (#NoDAPL), the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renewed and deepened its commitment to self-determination through institution building and renewable energy development.

Key Points: 
  • In the aftermath of Standing Rocks fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline (#NoDAPL), the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renewed and deepened its commitment to self-determination through institution building and renewable energy development.
  • SAGE is building a wind farm to provide clean energy and a foundation for ongoing economic development to the people of Standing Rock.
  • In this effort, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will justly transition from fossil fuel dependence and exploitation to self-determination and sustainability.
  • SAGE is seeking support via crowdfunding to ensure this wind farm remains owned and operated by the people of Standing Rock for generations to come.

SAGE Development Authority Launches Crowdfunding Initiative Seeking Critical Phase One Support for New 235-Megawatt Wind Farm to Benefit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

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Friday, October 2, 2020
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The project represents a community development model to produce renewable energy that offers a path toward self-determination and sovereignty for Standing Rock and other Native nations.

Key Points: 
  • The project represents a community development model to produce renewable energy that offers a path toward self-determination and sovereignty for Standing Rock and other Native nations.
  • No tribally-owned public power project in the U.S. has achieved this level of development to date for a utility-scale wind farm.
  • SAGE was created by and for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North and South Dakota.
  • The #noDAPL protest served to raise awareness of the negative impact that fossil fuel infrastructure development has caused to the environment.