Native Children's Survival — Robby Romero/Red Thunder
Description: Gwich'in Steering Committee works to protect the coastal plain (Area 1002) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, calving ground of the Porcupine River caribou herd.
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The Gwich'in Steering Committee was formed in 1988 in response to increasing threats to open the Sacred Place Where Life Begins, the coastal plain (also known as 1002 area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to leasing for oil. Recognizing that this threat to the caribou calving grounds was a threat to the very heart of our people, the elders called upon the chiefs of all villages from Canada to Alaska to hold a traditional gathering, Gwich'in Niintsyaa , in Arctic Village for the first time in over a c
Please explore this site to learn more about the Gwich'in Culture , our relationship with the caribou and the land, and our struggle to preserve Iizhik Gwats'an Gwandaii Goodlit (The Sacred Place Where Life Begins), the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge .
Native Children's Survival — Robby Romero/Red Thunder