NCCI STARTS CROW TRAINING PROGRAM

The Crow (Apsáalooke)

Nation has big aspirations for many of its resources especially

its abundance of coal. By owning one of the biggest deposits

of coal in North America, the Apsáalooke people could

be overwhelmed by their upcoming Many Stars Coal To

Liquids (CTL) plant, a project they have agreed to build

with the Australian-American Energy company. With the

help of the Native Construction Careers Institute (NCCI)

they are preparing their tribal members for construction jobs

that are happening on and near the Crow Reservation now,

and planning for the future where the CTL plant and mine

construction could reach up four thousand.

It’s also been estimated that the mine would employ two to

three hundred people permanently and the CTL project could

possibly employ between five and six hundred operations and

maintenance people which could mean a stable economy for

the reservation with small business opportunities and the jobs

which those