Successful NPR-A Lease Sale Marks Long-Awaited Milestone
Anchorage, AK – Today's successful lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is a major achievement resulting from sustained policy reforms and prioritization of North Slope Iñupiat voices by the Trump-Vance administration and Congress.
VOICE Statement on Congressional Letter to DOI
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President and CEO of the Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) on the letter from congressional lawmakers to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) seeking to subvert North Slope Iñupiaq voices with regard to their Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) homelands.
VOICE Statement on NPR-A Lawsuit Dismissal
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President and CEO of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE).
North Slope Iñupiaq Leaders Welcome DOI and BLM Call for Nominations and Comment on ANWR
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its members are encouraged to see the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issue a Call for Nominations and Comment for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Realignment to 2020 NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan Reflects North Slope Iñupiat Voices and Community Priorities
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its members support the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) decision to update the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) in their National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) homelands.
VOICE Statement on Signing of ANWR CRA Resolution Into Law
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President and CEO of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE), following President Trump's decision to sign a Congressional Review Act resolution restoring North Slope Iñupiat self-determination in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
North Slope Iñupiaq Leaders Support Congressional Joint Resolutions Nullifying the 2024 ANWR ROD Using The Congressional Review Act
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its members are pleased to see the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives pass joint resolutions condemning the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) 2024 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) using the Congressional Review Act.
DOI Onshore Action in the NPR-A Will Unlock Indigenous Self-Determination on Alaska’s North Slope
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its members support the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) decision to issue a final rule rescinding the 2024 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Rule.
North Slope Iñupiat Leaders Voice Support for ANWR Policy Shift That Will Unlock Indigenous Self-Determination
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its members support today's actions by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to revert to the 2020 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision (ROD).
VOICE Brings Advocacy Efforts to DC in Testimony to House Natural Resources Subcommittee
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) President Nagruk Harcharek testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today, sharing the North Slope Iñupiat perspective on federal land management, energy policy, and the critical fight for Iñupiaq self-determination.
VOICE Statement on BLM’s Special Area Announcement
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE), on the U.S. Department of the Interior's announcement that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is rescinding "Special Area" expansions and designations in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A):
North Slope Elected Leaders Encouraged By Reconciliation Bill Signed Into Law
Today, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill into law, which includes provisions that will restore opportunities for North Slope Iñupiat control and self-determination in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).