Native Workplace 501(c)(3) we make a path by walking

Green Collar Career Pathways

forAmerican Indians and

Veterans

• NWP educates the community on Green Careers

• Recruiting a Native workforce

• Hub site for education, job training, recruitment & Green Tribal news

Connecting Green Careers to our Traditional Values

"Our ceremonies begin and end with water. It is our highest medicine and represents the purity of human interactions and respect as we keep it clean and revere its presence in our lives.”

Elizabeth Woody, Navajo-Warm Springs-Wasco-Yakama

Various Career Opportunities

Rainwater Collection Tribal Drinking Water Storm & Waste Water

Fire-stop SecurityForest Fire FightingAbandoned Cable Removal

Wind Energy System InstallerWelders - ElectriciansTrucking - Wind Components

Solar Panel InstallationSolar Thermal InstallationSolar ElectricSolar Lighting

Power Supply CertificationRenewable ElectricitySolar ElectricSolar Lighting

Green-roof ConstructionStraw Bale ConstructionLow Impact LandscapingCAD TechnicianEnvironmental CleanupWoody Biomass

Solar zones

Jobs & Training in Solar

•North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners – NABCEP

• OJT Realities – jobs on ASES.org

•Blue collar transitions: electrical, plumbing, roofing

•Solar Manufacturing Plants

wind zones

Jobs & Training in Wind

•Requires more training than solar

•Blue collar transitions: electric, welding, trucking, concrete

•Wind construction support

•Wind Transmission Lines

NWP Community Education

• Class Project for High Schools

• Green Career Day Events

• NWP – ARCSA - HUD ONAP

• NWP – TERO -Tribal TANF

Sustainable Solutions

Rainwater CatchmentsZero waste - Trash to EnergyFood & Medicine GardensWeatherization

NWP Green Trades Training Partnerships

 • NABCEP and Solar Energy International: solar & wind  • SunPower: weatherization trades  • ARCSA: Rainwater Catchment Systems  • Glazier and Finishing trades: pre-apprentice  • Washoe Enterprises: KVAR installation  • Energy Auditor trainings 

Careers for Veteransin Green Energy…

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Executive Director: Cristala Allen512.462.9056

Cristala@nativeworkplace.com