My name is Evon Peter; I am a former Chief of the Neetsaii Gwich’in tribe from Arctic Village, Alaska and the current Executive Director of Native Movement. My organization provides culturally based leadership development through offices in Alaska and Arizona. My wife, who is Navajo, and I have been based out of Flagstaff, Arizona for the past few years, although I travel home to Alaska in support of our initiatives there as well. It is interesting to me that my wife and I find ourselves as Indigenous people from the two states where McCain and Palin originate in their leadership.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/An-Alaska-Native-speaks-ou-by-Evon-Pete...
Talk of the Nation, June 8, 2007 · Warming temperatures, melting sea ice and thawing ground are changing traditional hunting practices, bringing new health threats, and causing never-before-seen changes to the land. Alaska's residents are working to adapt and prepare as climate change hits home.
Fran Ulmer, former Lieutenant Governor, Alaska; former director, Institute for Social and Economic Research; interim chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage
James Berner, M.D., member, U.S. National Committee for the International Polar Year; senior director for science, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska
La'Ona DeWilde, resident, Huslia, Alaska; Ph.D. candidate in biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Craig Gerlach, professor, Resilience and Adaptation Program; professor of anthropology; principal investigator, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10865980
