Geothermal exploration and development is expanding. As part of these processes, it is imperative to engage with tribal communities that call these lands their home. This session welcomes all topics related to the intersection of geothermal and tribal communities, including community engagement, effects of geothermal development on tribal lands, case studies and accounts by tribal community members, and more.

• 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Evaluation of a geothermal seasonal storage system for district heating with integrated solar energy in Tribal communities: A case study of the Pawnee Nation | Presenting Author: Jose Aramendiz
• 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM | Sovereign Systems: Tribal-Driven Geothermal Solutions for Data Centers and Distributed Energy | Presenting Author: Saxon Metzger
• 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM | Ormat's Strategic Tribal Engagement in Geothermal Development | Presenting Author: Alissa Sanchez
• 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM | Geothermal Energy and Community Engagement: Lessons from Kamojang’s Local Acceptance | Presenting Author: Erwandi Yanto
• 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM | Negotiating Effective Tribal Sovereign Immunity Waivers | Presenting Author: Daniel Rey-Bear
• 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM | Landowner, Community, and Stakeholder Impacts and Opportunities with the growth of Geothermal Energy in New Mexico | Presenting Author: Travis Broadhurst