Alaska Natives back the return of Arctic drilling following Biden’s policy change
Democrats have expressed concerns about the potential negative impacts on Alaskan communities if the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is further opened to energy development. However, a group representing local Native Americans responded unexpectedly. On Thursday night, the Senate passed a resolution from Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) using the Congressional Review Act, which effectively overturned […]
Alaska Natives Celebrate As Trump Administration Takes Steps To Boost Energy That Biden Aimed To Restrict
DOI Opens Alaska’s Lands for Oil and Gas Development On Thursday, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced plans to allow extensive oil and gas development in Alaska, a move that has prompted celebrations among some indigenous communities who feel it marks a significant shift from the previous Biden administration’s restrictive policies. The DOI revealed […]
Alaska Natives discuss the energy future of the North Slope with White House officials
In Alaska, local leaders and residents, particularly from the North Slope, voiced their concerns about energy development this week. Notably, there was no direct interaction with White House officials, despite the ongoing discussions regarding oil and gas drilling regulations – some 3,500 miles away in Washington. During an event in Utqiagvik, Secretary of Home Affairs […]
Navy apologizes to Alaskan Natives for 19th century attacks
The U.S. Navy apologized in a ceremony on Saturday for its bombardment of the Alaska Native village of Kake in the late 1860s, The Guardian reported. Reported. “This has been 155 years in the making,” Joel Jackson, president of the Kakemura organization, said of the apology. “We've never talked about this, and now it's becoming […]
VIJAY JAYARAJ: US Ally’s Climate Fetish Could Decimate Key Industry For Natives In That Country
Obsessed with the faux climate crisis, the Canadian government in Ottawa seemingly discounts altogether the social and economic benefits of natural gas to First Nations communities of the country’s western region. Approximately 5% of the world’s gas comes from Canada, mainly from the vast Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin underlying several provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta […]
MBS Ordered Troops to Kill Natives Resisting ‘Neom’ Megacity Project
A former Saudi military colonel and former intelligence officer told the BBC on record on Wednesday that the Saudi government ordered the military to kill indigenous people who resisted eviction from land that Riyadh wants to turn into state-of-the-art land. Told. Megacity” Neom. Neom is believed to be the brainchild of Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]