{"id":489879,"date":"2026-04-15T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=489879"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:37:42","slug":"native-america-callling-inupiaq-leaders-weigh-their-economic-future-and-oil-drilling-in-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/15\/native-america-callling-inupiaq-leaders-weigh-their-economic-future-and-oil-drilling-in-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: I\u00f1upiaq leaders weigh their economic future and oil drilling in the Arctic"},"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\">Wednesday, April 15, 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\">\r\nI\u00f1upiaq leaders weigh their economic future and oil drilling in the Arctic\r\n<\/div>\r\nPresident Donald Trump is pushing for more oil drilling in Alaska\u2019s Arctic, a decision directly impacting I\u00f1upiaq communities. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMillions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve were opened for oil and gas leasing and the administration\u2019s reversal of Biden-era protections has the potential to open up the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for leasing and drilling. Some I\u00f1upiaq communities welcome the potential for more oil drilling that promises to boost revenue and jobs for shareholders.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nStill, others worry about the environment and their ability to carry on subsistence lifestyles. Tune in to  get perspectives from I\u00f1upiaq leaders about the future of economic development in the Arctic as Native America Calling  broadcasts live from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcticencounter.com\/arctic-encounter-2026\">2026 Arctic Encounter Summit<\/a> in Anchorage, Alaska.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/15\/native-america-callling-inupiaq-leaders-weigh-their-economic-future-and-oil-drilling-in-the-arctic\/utqiagvikalaska\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-489953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-attachment-id=\"489953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/15\/native-america-callling-inupiaq-leaders-weigh-their-economic-future-and-oil-drilling-in-the-arctic\/utqiagvikalaska\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15\/UtqiagvikAlaska.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Utqiagvik, Alaska\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Utqiagvik, Alaska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A view of Utqiagvik, Alaska. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/155165802@N05\/51732744423\/&gt;Haoyuan Kevin Xia&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15\/UtqiagvikAlaska.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15\/UtqiagvikAlaska.jpg\" alt=\"Utqiagvik, Alaska\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-489953\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A view of Utqiagvik, Alaska. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/155165802@N05\/51732744423\/>Haoyuan Kevin Xia<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nAsisaun Toovak (I\u00f1upiaq), mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utqiagvik.us\/\">Utqiagvik<\/a>, on the North Slope in  Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPearl Brower (I\u00f1upiaq), president and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/uicalaska.com\/\">Ukpea\u0121vik I\u00f1upiat Corporation<\/a>, an Alaska Native village corporation\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNagruk Harcharek (I\u00f1upiaq), president of <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofthearcticinupiat.org\/\">The Voice of the Arctic I\u00f1upiat<\/a> (VOICE)\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<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Trump is pushing for more oil drilling in the Arctic, a decision directly impacting Native communities in Alaska.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":489953,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,11,1,14],"tags":[78,7381,80,484,7382,7380,71,284,53,243,138,4800,133,7383,134,483],"class_list":["post-489879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-environment","category-national","category-politics","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-narive","tag-ancs","tag-anwr","tag-asisaun-toovak","tag-donald-turmp","tag-economic-development","tag-energy","tag-joe-biden","tag-media","tag-meetings","tag-nagruk-harcharek","tag-native-america-calling","tag-peral-brower","tag-radio","tag-subsistence","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-23rh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15\/UtqiagvikAlaska.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489879","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=489879"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537053,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489879\/revisions\/537053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}