Vuntut Gwitchin Government Caribou Coordination
@acariboupeople
A Caribou People seeking permanent protection of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd
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https://www.vgfn.ca 21-05-2019 18:36:46
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Such an honor to work with such an amazing team on #WalkingTwoWorlds. Mahsi’choo to The North Face for uplifting Quannah Chasinghorse🪶 & her mother Jody Potts & the Matriarch of their family, Adeline in our on-going work to protect our homelands & way of life. #protectthearcticrefuge
Old Crow, Yukon is Canada’s most northwestern community, and home of the Vuntut Gwitchin Government First Nation. Thank you Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm, and council for welcoming me, Brendan Hanley, MP, Ranjana Pillai and Kluane Adamek to discuss your priorities and for the warm hospitality.
Thanks Tammy Duckworth for co-sponsoring S.282 Arctic Refuge Protection Act! Grateful for your #ClimateAction leadership to #StandWithTheGwichin and #ProtectTheArctic.
“It is critical for more companies to understand that drilling on our sacred land is bad for business. We will always stand united to protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd, the Arctic Refuge, and the Gwich’in way of life…” –Gwich’in Steering Committee #ProtectTheArctic ourarcticrefuge.org/three-new-insu…
Great news! Huge credit to the Gwich’in Peoples who have long advocated that this sensitive habitat including critical calving grounds for the Porcupine caribou be protected. Vuntut Gwitchin Government Caribou Coordination 🙏