Gaining electricity from the winds here on the reservation has been talked about for many years. Our role is to work directly with the tribe to see this happen. While SeaWest will provide the technology for the project, the Siyeh Development Corporation, the Blackfeet Tribe's for-profit corporation, will be in charge of coordinating with tribal agencies, local landowners, contractors and the surrounding community to get the job done. SeaWest intends to hire and train many tribal members to work on the facility. The promise of jobs in the near future and long-term is a boon to an area where unemployment fluctuates between 65 and 70 percent.
People are excited about the opportunities that lay ahead.
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council and SeaWest Windpower Inc. have signed an agreement to build jointly a wind power generation plant on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation . Bonneville Power Association and Montana Power Company have expressed interest in purchasing the energy generated by the plant. See the American Wind Energy Association for more information about wind energy.