Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic

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Alaska Native Communities Ask BLM to Designate a New Nuiqsut Subsistence Use Special Area

September 17, 2024 by Admin

September 16th, the Biden Administration concluded its Request for Information on Special Areas in Alaska’s Western Arctic, in which it solicited public input on how to update protections in existing Special Areas, expand existing Special Areas, and create new Special Areas.

As a part of this process, Grandmothers Growing Goodness, Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic (SILA), and Native Movement submitted joint comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Their comments recommend that the BLM… (read more here)