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Chris Apassingok’s Keynote Address from the 2017 Elders and Youth Conference

By Davis Hovey | October 24, 2017 |

Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Mallott stand beside Apassingok from Gambell in the Dena'ina Center.

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.

Lt. Governor Talks Arctic Policy During Nome Visit; Climate Change Action Plan Coming Soon

By Davis Hovey | October 6, 2017

Mallott steps offstage after giving his opening speech to those gathered at Kawerak's Leadership Summit.

Through his talks with Kawerak on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott revisited the idea of a local Native council on climate change, which previously existed along with the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. The Walker administration is currently developing a climate change action plan which could be released later this year.