Deployment of Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Native American reservations in the U.S. have rich endowments of these renewable energy sources
Solar and wind
The rainforest which covers much of Perú
Amazon
The name of the current U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Deb Haaland
The game that was used at the beginning of the slides to illustrate key terms relating to the topic
Crossword puzzle
The type of renewable energy infrastructure that is especially being built in Indigenous Peruvian communities
Solar
Indigenous groups across the globe are trying to revive this type of ancestral expertise
Traditional knowledge
The name of the Indigenous Peruvian president who was recently impeached
Pedro Castillo
The two political science subfields that are most relevant to this case study
American Politics and Comparative Politics
The barrier to renewable energy infrastructure deployment that is most affecting the U.S. and Perú
Weak transmission connectivity
This ancient practice involves starting intentional, small fires to promote a healthy ecosystem
Controlled/cultural burning
A type of colonialism that involves infringing on Indigenous lands/rights in promoting renewable energy projects
Green colonialism
The temperate National Forest in Southeast Alaska that covers Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Haida land
Tongass
The U.S. governmental agency that is working with Socios en Salud to install solar panels across Perú
USAID
The agricultural technique used by the Incas
Terrace farming
What the acronym FPIC stands for
Free, prior, and informed consent
These two Indigenous languages were named the other official languages of Perú after Spanish
Quechua and Aymara
The five barriers to the deployment of renewable energy infrastructure on U.S. reservations
Weak transmission connectivity, trusteeship, ownership fractionation, tribal sovereignty and rule of law, and financial risk and taxation.
This U.S. Indigenous group is working to protect and manage the kelp seed
Alaska Natives
The exclusion of Alaska Natives in designating the Tongass a National Forest brought back memories of this
Land cession treaties
Though Indigenous people only make up 6.2% of the world's population, this fraction represents the number of environmental conflicts that affect them
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