b'NET METERING PROJECTNow when you come to Cowessess youregoingtoseeafieldofsolar panels or solar panels on a roof. SincethebeginningoftheNations manysolarinitiatives,residentshave expressedadesiretobecomemore involved in the projects and to learnfather and other community leaders tryNow,morethanadecadelater, how they can contribute to a cleanerto raise $1 million in funding to get theDelormeisturningtheambitious, way of producing electricity. CitizensNations first clean energy project offfarsightedvisionofhispredecessors see solar on these projects, and somethe ground. With great difficulty, theyand elders into reality. Today, as their are now asking, How do I get it on mychampioned this new technology to aChief, I get to fulfil and help them with house? How do I reduce my emissions?community completely unfamiliar withtheirvision.Thatsreallyupliftingto How do I play my role in stewardshipsolar and wind turbines.me, he says.when it comes to climate change and when it comes to lowering emissions? Delorme says.The Cowessess Chief has moulded his Nation into a bona fide clean energy leader, one that others view as a bench-mark, and hes gained many admirers in the process. Hes made it a mission of his to be one of the cleanest First Nations in Canada when it comes to cleanenergydevelopmentorcleanControl energy infrastructure, says Guy Lone-child, president and CEO of the Firstthe light in Nations Power Authority, a non-profit organizationthathelpsIndigenousyour life.communities develop power projects. TheNetMeteringProjectandother utility scale projects are just the start ofwhatChiefCadmusDelormehas in mind.yycbeautifulblinds.caLONG LEGACY403-274-9558Delormesaysitshisresponsibility tohisIndigenousculturethathelps himstayfocusedontheseprojects. He refers to the fact that Indigenous peopledonotviewthemselvesas private landowners but rather as stew-ards of the land, which they want to share with their children and children yet unborn. While they can no longer minimizetheirimpactontheland throughanomadiclifestyleasthey once did, Cowessess First Nation has found new ways of ensuring the land is protected, respected and rejuvenated. InceremoniesandinIndigenous ideology, in Cree we say Yotin (wind) is a spirit, and in Cree we call sun Pisim, a spirit thats animate, says Delorme. To use these [terms], we have to under-stand that its about relationship and respect, about respecting that spirit.Delorme recalls that when he was still auniversitystudent,hewatchedhis Aboriginal BUSINESS REPORT41'