News of the Day:  Appeals court affirms Arctic, Atlantic leasing bansYereth Rosen, Reuters, April 13, 2021 A federal appeals court on Tuesday confirmed bans on offshore oil leasing in most federal Arctic waters and in the Atlantic after the Trump Administration tried to open them up to development. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said President Joe Biden’s reinstatement of … read more

News of the Day:    Interior Department chooses Native woman for top Alaska advisorLiz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media, April 12, 2021 The Interior Department today named Raina Thiele as the department’s top official on Alaska issues. Thiele was President Obama’s lead tribal liaison and helped organize his landmark trip to Alaska in 2015. Thiele will be the first Alaska Native person to … read more

News of the Day:        Our village is not a national monumentMatthew Rexford, Anchorage Daily News, April 11, 2021 My village of Kaktovik is the only community in ANWR and is on the coastal plain, where drilling would occur. Naturally, the Kaktovik Iñupiat stand to be affected the most by drilling decisions in our backyard, including on our land. Despite being … read more