National Energy Dominance Council North Slope Visit Underscores Importance of Iñupiaq Self-Determination
This weekend, Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its members welcomed the chair, vice-chair, and a key member of the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), including Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, to Alaska's North Slope for discussions about land policy, energy development in the region, and Iñupiaq self-determination.
U.S. House of Representatives’ Reconciliation Bill Misses Opportunities To Advance North Slope Iñupiaq Self-Determination
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced their budget reconciliation bill, which includes provisions that would advance lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
VOICE Statement on House Natural Resources Reconciliation Bill Advancing Out of Committee
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) on the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Natural Resources advancing its portion of the budget reconciliation bill out of committee last night:
House Natural Resources Budget Reconciliation Language Takes Steps Toward Unleashing North Slope Iñupiat’s Right to Self-Determination
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources released their budget reconciliation language, which will restore development rights in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and advance lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), in line with the North Slope Iñupiat's wishes for self-determination on our ancestral homelands.
Alaska’s North Slope Iñupiat Reject New Bill Restricting Indigenous Self-Determination
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE), which represents the majority of local governments, Alaska Native corporations, federally recognized tribes, and tribal non-profits serving communities across Alaska's North Slope region, opposes Representative Jared Huffman and Senator Ed Markey's legislation, which seeks to limit the North Slope Iñupiat's rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
North Slope Iñupiat Leaders Applaud U.S. District Court ANWR Ruling
The Biden administration's decision to cancel ANWR leases was made without engaging local communities, violated the law, and rolled back decades of progress for the North Slope Iñupiat
North Slope Indigenous Leaders Applaud the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Actions on the North Slope
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) and its 21 members express their cautious optimism to today's announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) about its decision to re-open areas of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Arctic Wildlife National Refuge's (ANWR) Coastal Plain for development.
North Slope Leaders Thank BLM for Swift Action, Urge FEMA to Follow Suit to Resolve Regional Broadband Telecommunications Crisis
Elected leadership across the North Slope thanks the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its swift response to the region's second broadband outage in two years and appeals to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to advance approvals in order to build a permanent, terrestrial fiber optic redundancy solution during this summer's construction season.
VOICE Statement on the President’s Address to the Joint Session of Congress
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) following President Trump's first address of his second term to a joint session of Congress. VOICE is a nonprofit organization established in 2015 by the region's collective elected Iñupiat leadership and is dedicated to preserving and advancing North Slope Iñupiat cultural and economic selfdetermination. Its members include local governments, Alaska Native Corporations, federally-recognized tribes, and tribal non-profits across the North Slope of Alaska.
VOICE Statement on Trump-Vance Executive Orders
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) on President Trump’s executive order supporting resource development in Alaska. VOICE is a nonprofit organization established in 2015 by the region’s collective elected Iñupiat leadership and is dedicated to preserving and advancing North Slope Iñupiat cultural and economic selfdetermination.
VOICE Statement on NPR-A Announcement
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) on the U.S. Department of the Interior's latest announcement concerning North Slope Iñupiat Indigenous homelands in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat Statement on ANWR Coastal Plain Lease Sale
A statement from Nagruk Harcharek, President of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE). VOICE is a nonprofit organization established in 2015 by the region's collective elected Iñupiat leadership and is dedicated to preserving and advancing North Slope Iñupiat cultural and economic self-determination. Its members include local governments, Alaska Native Corporations, federally recognized tribes, and tribal non-profits across the North Slope of Alaska.