Chéri Smith is President and CEO of the The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, an Indigenous-led nonprofit that supports the self-determined efforts of Native American tribes transitioning to a clean energy future. With the passing of the IRA, The Alliance is providing the critical technical and financial assistance and wrap-around services tribes are currently seeking in order to build their own capacity – to access and manage the historic amounts of federal energy infrastructure and climate funding, and to ensure these historic investments are implemented in an equitable and just way.