Study aims to power First Nations energy sovereignty – UVic News

May 19, 2026

Indigenous communities across Canada have worked for generations against the corrosive effects of colonialism to preserve cultures steeped in millennia of history while also preparing for a prosperous, sustainable future.

For three B.C. First Nations, a unique partnership with university researchers and government will support that work by exploring opportunities for Nation-owned clean energy infrastructure—and, critically, advancing their energy sovereignty.

Penticton Indian Band (Snpink’tn), Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation and Quatsino First Nation are collaborating with the University of Victoria-led Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) initiative, Clean Energy BC and the provincial Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions to identify potential ways to develop and operate their own energy utilities.

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