Officials with the U.S. Energy Department and Alaska's Denali Commission say Alaska Native tribes will receive technical help for clean-energy efforts.

The tribes are the Venetie Village council, the Native Village of Kwinhagak/Quinhagak, the Native Village of Teller and the Organized Village of Kake.

Officials say the goal is to create local jobs and improve energy self-sufficiency. The assistance is part of the Energy Department's Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team program.

The federally funded Denali Commission supports road, energy, sanitation and other infrastructure projects in rural Alaska.