Protect the Arctic and Stand with the Gwich’in

Protect the Arctic and Stand with the Gwich’in

The Gwich'in call the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge “Iizhik Gwats'an Gwandaii Goodlit” (The Sacred Place Where Life Begins). Join with them as they fight to protect this land from development and oil drilling.

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The current administration is proceeding with plans to give oil and gas companies the right to drill in the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. The Gwich’in are fighting to protect their future, but they can’t win this battle alone.

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Gwich’in Steering Committee

Fairbanks, AK, United States

In 1988 the Gwich’in Chiefs and Elders gathered and formed the Gwich’in Steering Committee to protect the long-term health and viability of the Porcupine Caribou Herd which maintains the Gwich’in way of life.

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