‘Our voices have been heard by the U.S. President’: Gwich’in Grand Chief
In his first day in office, U.S. President Joseph Biden signed an executive order placing a temporary moratorium on drilling activity in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Gwich’in Tribal Council Grand Chief says he is “ecstatic” that President Joseph Biden issued a temporary moratorium on drilling activity in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Grand Chief Ken Smith was among several Gwich’in voices, coordinated under the Gwich’in Steering Committee, to speak out about the environmental risks associated…