Translating Green into Navajo: Alternatives to Coal Mining and the Campaign for a Navajo Green Economy

19 Pages Posted: 16 Apr 2015

Date Written: March 2010

Abstract

This case study is a narrative of the Navajo green economy campaign, told from the perspective of the Black Mesa Water Coalition organizers and the Navajo green economy coalition. The grassroots campaign fought an uphill battle against large energy corporations and tribal bureaucrats to envision and realize a green economy that was equitable and empowered local communities.

Keywords: indigenous, energy politics, tribal reform, navajo, dine, green jobs, renewable energy

Suggested Citation

Liu, Yvonne Yen, Translating Green into Navajo: Alternatives to Coal Mining and the Campaign for a Navajo Green Economy (March 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2594433 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2594433

Yvonne Yen Liu (Contact Author)

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