Green business development in Indian country
Date
2014-02-11
Authors
Gaechter, Lacey, speaker
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Abstract
In her Tribal Business Development Program, Lacey is helping create "green" livelihoods on Native American reservations in the United States, where there is little hope for other employment options, especially those that honor the Native tradition of respect and care for the resources of Mother Earth. Her presentation will focus on the successes and challenges of her 2013 Native American Green Business Development Training, hosted on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, and the subsequent Award process, designed to offer one start-up business with capital and technical assistance.
Description
Presented at the Spring 2014 Center for Collaborative Conservation (https://collaborativeconservation.org/) Seminar and Discussion Series, "Collaborative Conservation in Practice: Innovations in Communities around the World", February 11, 2014, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. This series focused on the work that the CCC's Collaborative Conservation Fellows have been doing across the Western U.S. and around the world.
As Trees, Water & People's National Director, Lacey Gaechter primarily oversees the Tribal Renewable Energy Program, through which she coordinates the distribution of renewable energy systems to tribal families, organizes renewable energy training, and facilitates sustainable business development. Before beginning her life with TWP in 2009, Lacey graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado. In her free time, she enjoys teaching Pilates, and volunteering with other local nonprofit groups.
Recorded speech and PowerPoint presentation.
As Trees, Water & People's National Director, Lacey Gaechter primarily oversees the Tribal Renewable Energy Program, through which she coordinates the distribution of renewable energy systems to tribal families, organizes renewable energy training, and facilitates sustainable business development. Before beginning her life with TWP in 2009, Lacey graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado. In her free time, she enjoys teaching Pilates, and volunteering with other local nonprofit groups.
Recorded speech and PowerPoint presentation.