Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE), located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, is one of the nation's first 100% Native American-owned and operated renewable energy companies. Founded in 2006 by Pine Ridge resident Henry Red Cloud, with nonprofit partner Trees, Water & People, Lakota Solar Enterprises offers many services, including:
- Manufacturing of solar air collectors and complete supplemental solar heating systems
- Employment and green jobs training for Native Americans
- Providing affordable heat sources to families living at life-or-death poverty rates
- Reducing the dependency on polluting and destructive sources of energy, with a goal of helping this nation's First Peoples become energy independent
