{"id":404971,"date":"2026-02-05T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=404971"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:41:48","slug":"native-america-calling-can-caribou-slow-the-drive-for-oil-and-mineral-development-in-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/05\/native-america-calling-can-caribou-slow-the-drive-for-oil-and-mineral-development-in-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Can caribou slow the drive for oil and mineral development in Alaska?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, February 5, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Can caribou slow the drive for oil and mineral development in Alaska?\r\n<\/div>\r\nAn I\u00f1upiaq village on Alaska\u2019s North Slope is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knba.org\/news\/2026-01-30\/north-slope-village-sues-feds-over-cancellation-of-key-willow-project-subsistence-protection\">suing after the Trump administration removed protections for an area important to subsistence hunting<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe suit by Nuiqsut Trilateral Inc. says the action is in response to a move to expand oil drilling beyond what is in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-signs-agreement-nuiqsut-trilateral-inc-protect-subsistence-and-teshekpuk-lake\">Biden-era agreement<\/a> for the Willow project.\r\n Another fight pitting caribou and oil drilling is resurfacing over increased momentum to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where Gwich\u2019in people express concern over the declines of the Porcupine caribou herd &#8212; the state\u2019s largest &#8212; which is down to a quarter of what it was two decades ago. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune in to look at the factors that affect Alaska\u2019s caribou and what Alaska Native people who depend on them are doing about them.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, hear about Indigenous climate activist Daria Egereva (Selkup) who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iipfcc.org\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/international-indigenous-peoples-forum-on-climate-change-iipfcc-calls-for-the-immediate-release-of-imprisoned-co-chair-daria-egereva\">facing terrorism charges in Russia<\/a> after testifying at the United Nation\u2019s COP30 summit in favor of including Indigenous women in climate negotiations.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/05\/native-america-calling-can-caribou-slow-the-drive-for-oil-and-mineral-development-in-alaska\/teshekpukcaribou\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-405009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1378\" data-attachment-id=\"405009\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/05\/native-america-calling-can-caribou-slow-the-drive-for-oil-and-mineral-development-in-alaska\/teshekpukcaribou\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05\/TeshekpukCaribou.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1378\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teshekpuk Caribou\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Teshekpuk Caribou&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Teshekpuk Caribou in the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Photo by &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/blmalaska\/20358907205\/i&gt;Bob Wick \/ Bureau of Land Management&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05\/TeshekpukCaribou.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05\/TeshekpukCaribou.jpg\" alt=\"Teshekpuk Caribou\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-405009\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Teshekpuk Caribou in the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Photo by <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/blmalaska\/20358907205\/i>Bob Wick \/ Bureau of Land Management<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nRosemary Ahtuangaruak (I\u00f1upiaq), former Mayor of Nuiqsut\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAivana Enmynkau (Chukchi), climate activist\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLuda Kinok (Yupik), Indigenous rights activist\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alaska Natives are suing after the Trump administration removed protections for an area important to subsistence hunting.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":405009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11,13,1,14,23],"tags":[7106,78,79,80,7104,283,7105,75,284,7107,243,138,133,134,486,2569,483,1411,44],"class_list":["post-404971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-environment","category-law","category-national","category-politics","category-world","tag-aivana-enmynkau","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-ancs","tag-anwer","tag-climate-change","tag-daria-egereva","tag-donald-trump","tag-energy","tag-luda-kinok","tag-media","tag-meetings","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-rosemary-ahtuangaruak","tag-russia","tag-subsistence","tag-un","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05\/TeshekpukCaribou.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1HlN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404971"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405011,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404971\/revisions\/405011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}