Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope explained

Band Name:Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
People:Iñupiat
Headquarters:Utqiagvik, Alaska, US
Chief:George Edwardson
Tribal Council:ICAS Tribal Council

The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS) is a federally recognized Iñupiat Alaska Native tribal entity,[1] which acts as an "umbrella government" for Native villages in the North Slope Borough, including Point Lay, Point Hope, Wainwright, Anaktuvuk Pass, Utqiagvik (Barrow), Atqasuk, Kaktovik, and Nuiqsut.[2]

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The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope is headquartered in Utqiagvik, Alaska.[3]

In 2023, the Biden administration advanced a $8 billion ConocoPhillips project to drill for oil and gas on Alaska's North Slope. Native reactions to the project have varied, but the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, as a representative of the North Slope, has endorsed the project.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inupiat . . 2024-01-12.
  2. Web site: 2024-02-13 . Our Members . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240112135709/https://icas-nsn.gov/our-members/ . 2024-01-12 . 2024-02-13 . Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope.
  3. Web site: Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope . . 2024-01-12.
  4. Web site: Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan . . 2024-01-18.