Just and Equitable Transition Navajo Nation
For decades the Navajo Nation dedicated precious resources to single extractive industries after years of enduring pollution and resource depletion.
It’s time to change our ways! We must no longer serve industrial purposes. We must bolster our local economy. Adopt fresh perspectives, embrace renewable energy integration, and create pathways for our community growth and prosperity. All while safeguarding vital resources, like clean air, drinkable water, and uncontaminated land.
How can we ensure a Just Transition and Equitable Future?
We can start with the seeds that are already sown. With deep investment from the Navajo Nation in existing industries, like our local farmers, and community markets. Our artisans, weavers, jewelry makers, and street vendors. Our entrepreneurs in tourism and recreation, local projects that support power and water for every home. By building upon existing infrastructure left behind by outside industries. Replace fossil power with solar and wind energy projects. Invest Navajo shares into these projects and support locally-driven initiatives. Enable communities to produce their own energy. Ensuring land and water recovery from mining damage.
Support local farming by creating space for organic and traditional farmers. To increase food sovereignty and reduce dependence on outside resources. Enhance access to water and energy, boost infrastructure, and create opportunities for local Diné (Navajo) businesses to improve our well-being. Upgrade transportation and accessibility throughout the Navajo Nation. Improve and sustain a clean and efficient public transportation system. Ensure everyone in the Navajo Nation has access to water to provide equal opportunities and essential necessities for all households.
Our communities are our economic future – made successful by protecting our natural resources, this is what building an equitable economy looks like. Helping Navajo citizens at every level of our community, help themselves, and protecting Navajo land and water. Focus transition efforts and dollars on long-term, clean, and sustainable development.
Invest in us! Invest in our future!
