Under the Historic Agreement, Pawnee Tribal Officials and
Canoo Will Work Together to Deploy Zero-Emission Vehicles and
Promote Employment, Entrepreneurial Opportunities
PAWNEE,
Okla., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canoo
Technologies (NASDAQ: GOEV) announced today that it has established
an agreement with the Pawnee Nation, based in Pawnee, Oklahoma, to identify and nurture
emerging business and job opportunities in Oklahoma's growing clean energy
industry.
"Our decision to locate our manufacturing in Oklahoma was driven in part by opportunities
to work with tribal nations and others to further diversify local
economies and to help create good jobs for working people in a
dynamic emerging industry," says Tony Aquila, Chairman and CEO,
Canoo. "Under this agreement, the Pawnee Nation and Canoo
will work together to train workers and develop suppliers for
Oklahoma's growing clean energy
industry."
"We are excited to partner with Canoo and to continue to expand
our business and economic development ventures," said Pawnee Nation
President Misty M. Nuttle.
"This partnership brings diversification for us as we engage in
industries we currently have not explored. We are enlivened to be
on the frontier of energy and renewable energy opportunities and as
stewards of our tribal and trust lands and natural resources, felt
it is our duty to engage in the most responsible efforts and
initiatives, so our resources remain available for future
generations. We felt Canoo, through their knowledge and experience
within the clean energy industry, shared this same vision. Their
willingness to assist the Nation in enhancing our efforts to meet
the needs of people has shown us that we are embarking on a true
partnership."
The agreement between the Pawnee Nation and Canoo is focused on
four areas, Aquila says. First, building workforce skills in
zero-emission vehicles and other clean energy technologies. Second,
developing qualified suppliers of parts and services needed for the
zero-emission vehicle industry. Third, supporting STEM education by
connecting Pawnee students to
internships and employment opportunities in clean energy fields.
And finally, the Pawnee Nation will place an initial order for
Canoo vehicles that will be built in Oklahoma.
Pawnee Business Council Vice President, Jordan Kanuho said about the partnership with
Canoo, "The Pawnee Nation believes that partnerships are key to
tackling the challenges we face when it comes to issues such as
climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion within the
workforce, education, and training. Through recent
partnerships with our Pawnee Nation Infrastructure Taskforce
professionals and organizations such as Tribuquent, the
University of Oklahoma, and the Pawnee
Nation College, we have begun exploring innovative ways to
repurpose oil wells on our lands for the use of geothermal energy
along with photovoltaic technologies to produce clean energy on our
tribal lands."
Canoo said it believes this agreement is the first-of-its-kind
with the Pawnee Nation and any business involved in clean tech or
clean energy, such as manufacturing electric vehicles. The Pawnee
Nation is focused on the continued development of its alternative
fuel energy strategy and shift toward electrification within its
community. Kanuho added, "This exciting partnership with Canoo will
build on the work we're currently doing in clean energy while at
the same time, offering great opportunities to our tribal citizens
in the area of workforce development, supporting STEM, and
inspiring the next generation of Pawnee scientists and engineers by connecting
students to internships, apprenticeships, and employment
opportunities in clean energy technology fields. We see that
Canoo is doing some amazing things in the clean energy sector, and
we're excited to partner with them in this wonderful
opportunity".
About Canoo
Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone. The company has
developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the
automotive landscape with their pioneering technologies, unique
design, and business model that spans multiple owners across the
full lifecycle of the vehicle. Canoo designed a modular electric
platform that is purpose-built to maximize the vehicle interior
space and is customizable for all owners in the vehicle lifecycle,
to support a wide range of business and consumer
applications.
Canoo has teams in California,
Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. For more information, please visit
www.canoo.com. For Canoo press materials, including photos, please
visit press.canoo.com. For investors, please visit
www.investors.canoo.com.
About the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
About the Pawnee Nation- the
Pawnee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Tribe headquartered
on the Pawnee Indian Reservation near Pawnee, Oklahoma. It has a membership of 3,700
citizens, whose government exercises jurisdiction over 30,000 acres
of tribally owned land in Oklahoma, numerous individually owned trust
allotments scattered across Pawnee
and Payne Counties, and tribally
owned land in Nebraska. The Nation
operates a wide variety of government programs and services
pertaining to law enforcement, public safety, fire protection,
health, medicine, behavioral health, social assistance, housing,
economic development, agriculture, and education, as well as
protects the natural resources and environment of the Pawnee homeland cultural, and historic
preservation. The Nation also owns, operates, and manages diverse
institutions, such as several commercial businesses, Broadband LLC,
Behavioral Health LLC, a museum, and a Tribal College. Today, the
Pawnee Nation is the largest and most successful employer in
Pawnee County and has a long
history of providing valuable quality-of-life and lifesaving
opportunities and services to constituents and Pawnee people in the direct service area.
Pawnee Nation enterprise has successfully contributed to
multi-million-dollar improvements and expansion of healthcare,
education, infrastructure, social services, and law enforcement for
Pawnee people, constituents, and
partners. For more information about Pawnee Nation, please
visit www.pawneenation.org
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
PO Box 470
Pawnee, OK 74058
918.762.3621
communications@pawneenation.org
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