Gwich’in Steering Committee and Tribal Leaders Concerned About Request for Snow Road in Arctic Refuge, Request Full and Robust Environmental and Subsistence Review Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2026 Fairbanks, AK – The Gwich’in Steering Committee is extremely concerned that the Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation (KIC) is seeking a right-of-way for multi-year snow and ice roads that would cross through sacred land in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This proposal by KIC would use heavy machinery to […]