Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic (SILA) appreciates the Biden administration's intention to address the insufficiencies and legal violations in the prior administration's oil and gas leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now it's time for Congress to do only what it can by repealing the program entirely.

We look to our representatives in Congress to now step up and do their share of the work in protecting this land that provides for Iñupiat and Gwich’in communities. It is time to protect the Refuge and rescind the leasing program from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. We remind members of Congress that traditional Iñupiat values include hunting traditions, respect for nature, and spirituality, all of which this law impacts in our communities. Please, act now to move to change laws that will impact Iñupiat communities, Gwich’in communities, and the rest of the world.