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Native America Calling: The road project that could open up a great expanse of pristine Alaska
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The road project that could open up a great expanse of pristine Alaska
The Trump administration just gave the final approval for a new 211-mile road that punches across the Brooks Mountain Range and the expansive wilderness that surrounds it.
The Ambler Road promises to clear the way for several mining operations, providing minerals like copper, cobalt and gold that President Trump says is needed to “win the AI arms race against China.” But at least 40 Alaska Native tribes have officially lined up against the controversial project citing subsistence hunting habitat among other concerns.
Tune into Native America Calling to hear about the Ambler Road controversy — and get an update on struggles over tribal control over hunting permits in Oklahoma.
Guests on Native America Calling
Emily Schwing, investigative reporter in Alaska
April Monroe (Evansville Village). lands manager for Tanana Chiefs Conference in Alaska
Miles Cleveland Sr. (Iñupiaq), Assembly Member for the Northwest Arctic Borough in Alaska
Robert Gifford (Cherokee Nation), Native American Law attorney and tribal court judge
Gary Batton (Choctaw Nation), Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
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