1、Centering Communities in Climate DecisionsThursday,May 1,2025Midwest Energy Efficiency AllianceInstitute for Market TransformationPublic Health Law Center University of Illinois ExtensionUniversity of Wisconsin MadisonGrounding in Lands and Peoples “For most non-Native people,the easiest way around
2、these hard truths is to just ignore the real history of Wisconsin and the real history of the people who first lived here.”-Ho-Chuck President Wilfrid Cleveland The University of WisconsinMadison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land,a place their nation has called Teejop(day-JOPE)since time immemorial.I
3、n an 1832 treaty,the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory.Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly,but unsuccessfully,sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.This history of colonization informs our shared future of collaboration
4、 and innovation.Today,UWMadison respects the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation,along with the eleven other First Nations of WisconsinStockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican IndiansGrounding in Lands and Peoples Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Ho-Chunk Nation Forest County Potawatomi Co
5、mmunity Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior ChippewaLac Courte Oreilles.Band of Lake Superior OjibweOneida Nation Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Sokaogon Chippewa CommunitySt.Croix Chippewa Tribe Brothertown Indian NationAgenda Community Engage
6、ment&Building Policy:Opportunities&Best Practices Community Accountability Boards&Building Performance Standards Badger State Solar Community Development Activity Share Out and Q&A Who We AreThe Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance(MEEA)is a collaborative network,promoting energy efficiency to optimiz