Chris Apassingok’s Keynote Address from the 2017 Elders and Youth Conference
![Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Mallott stand beside Apassingok from Gambell in the Dena'ina Center.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Chris-Apassingok-at-Elders-Youth.jpg)
After accepting an award for his successful bowhead whale hunt this spring, Chris Apassingok of Gambell gave the 2017 Elders and Youth Conference keynote address; the speech, in both Siberian Yupik and English, touched on many subjects, including decreasing sea ice near his home.