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Ads by Google      READ 255 Watsonville Class - QuickTopic free message board hosting Gwich'in have been working to thwart ongoing attempts by the oil industry and some lawmakers to drill in the coastal. I also learnd that Athabascan Indians suggested that a proposed oil drilling on caribou calving grounds could of end their ancient culture in the United States. They saw and realize how it would afect the cultures and sociall activities of the people. http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/YNNPPJscXjx   (593 words)      Gwich'in Steering Committee The Gwich’in Steering Committee announces the release of a new report which concludes that drilling in the Arctic Refuge would violate the human rights of the Gwich’in people because of the impacts drilling would have on Gwich’in subsistence, culture, and way of life. In this meeting, we addressed the issue with a talking stick in accordance with our traditional way, and came to the unanimous agreement that we would speak with one voice against oil and gas development in the birthing and nursing grounds of the Porcupine River caribou herd. This report is timely because Congress is considering once again whether to open the Arctic Refuge coastal plain to drilling — this time as part of the budget reconciliation bill. http://www.gwichinsteeringcommittee.org   (433 words)      Civilization.ca - The People-The Gwich'in (in detail) The fate of the Nakotcho Gwich'in is the subject of some speculation on the part of ethnohistorian Shepard Krech who has proposed that severe changes were brought about by the introduction of diseases by the fur traders (and perhaps even the missionaries). During the 1970's and 1980's new positions were established and these culminated in the signing of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement on April 22, 1992. Permanent settlements are recent and necessity required the Gwich'in to cover extensive territories in their annual cycle, but some localities appear to have been revisited with some frequency. http://www.civilization.ca/archeo/nogap/pgwich.htm   (1657 words)      Re: foolishness The tribe I mentioned as opposing drilling was the Gwichin. The porcupine herds have been decreasing in number for some years - without the help of Man - unless the Gwichin hunters have been doing some extra killing, which is doubtful. They are also the tribe that invited oil prospectors in, but no oil was found. http://www.mail-archive.com/futurework@scribe.uwaterloo.ca/msg02906.html   (592 words)      CBC North - Natives demand leaders learn language There are 7,000 people who are members of the Gwich'in Nation; from Alaska, the Yukon and the N.W.T. However, fewer than 1,000 people speak the language. Vuntut Gwich'in Chief Joe Linklater from Old Crow says it's not fair to blame people who can't speak the language. Members of the Gwich'in Nation want their leaders to speak a language few people can understand. http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/ju11gwilang.html   (395 words)      Gwich'in People - Agreements Database People The Gwich’in are members of the Athaspaskans people, which includes the Slavey, Dogrib, Han and Tutchone people. Dogrib Comprehensive Land Claim and Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle (7 January 2000) Gwich'in Land Claim Settlement Act, Government of Canada (1992 -) http://www.atns.net.au/biogs/A000836b.htm   (206 words)      [A-List] Protect the Sacred Land Where Life Begins: The Gwich'in Nation needs your help now! Native peoples' ''right to a way of life.'' For more information, contact the Gwich'in Steering Committee at (907) 458-8264 or visit our web site: www.alaska.net/~gwichin. Desecration of the Arctic Refuge would cause serious detriment to caribou and the people of the Gwich’in Nation who have depended on the caribou since time immemorial. The Gwich'in people, Alaska natives who live near the Refuge, depend on the caribou. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/a-list/2005-March/033474.html   (716 words)      john swords dot com: ANWR Drilling Facts That's right, the Eskimos own the drilling rights, not the Gwich'in Indians that environmentalists continue to bring out for photo opportunities and interviews: More specifically speaking, the Eskimos that own the drilling rights for the land are in favor of drilling. The Borrioboola-Gha, the so-called "Gwich'in people," a native tribe that lives less than 150 miles away from the proposed drilling site authorized oil drilling on their own land in the same region. http://www.johnswords.com/archives/2005/03/the_facts_on_an.html   (1453 words)      [CTRL] anwr the caribou con the search for truth -Caveat Lector- Today the Center for Individual Freedom released a comprehensive in-depth report on the history of the Gwichin Indians and the Porcupine Caribou Herd debate on ANWR. Quoting the actual oil leases the Gwichin signed, and following up with an analysis of the calving history of the caribou, the report illuminates the flip-flop stance by the Gwichin in favor of their own oil development, and against the resource uses of their northern neighbors the Inupiat Eskimos. The report details the past leasing of the entire Gwichin tribal lands by the Gwichin elders for oil and gas exploration. http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg117766.html   (268 words)      NATIVE-L (October 1995): Re: Seeking info on Gwichin Nation > Just Wednesday I saw a half-hour video on the Gwichin people. NATIVE-L (October 1995): Re: Seeking info on Gwichin Nation Previous article: BUNCE NORA E: "Re: Seeking info on Gwichin Nation" http://www.native-net.org/archive/nl/9510/0153.html   (195 words)      Stop the Akaka Bill The Gwichin people are not Eskimos and are an Gwichin supported exploring for oil in their homeland, south of ANWR and support of ANWR will surely offend the Gwichin or opposing ANWR will http://www.stopakaka.com/2003/danner2.html   (2386 words)      Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Gwich'in means 'people of the caribou," an apt name for a cultural group that largely relies on this mammal for a major part of its economic sustenance. Although the Gwich'in could not have survived over many centuries without the exploitation of smaller mammals, birds, and fish, caribou have always been the predominant feature of their way of life - culturally as well as economically. Stories of ancient times describe how northern people lived in "peaceful intimacy," with all animals. http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ANWR/anwrgwichin.html   (841 words)      Gwich’in' Peoples of Alaska Hang in the Balance of US Presidential Elections. Drillbits & Tailings -11/22/2000 ... This issue is now officially on file within the commission. Even more significant, a nation of Athabaskan Indians, the Gwich'in people of Alaska and Canada who depend on the on the Porcupine Caribou Herd for their subsistence and culture just as their ancestors who lived as nomadic hunters and gatherers did many generations before. One of the most contentious issues in this years race for the US Presidency has been whether to drill or not to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the US state of Alaska. http://moles.org/ProjectUnderground/drillbits/5_18/1.html   (798 words)      Employer Details And Gwich'in people living in Canada and around the world. We are an aboriginal land claim organization representing over 2700 Gwich'in people from the Four Delta Communities. Gwich'in land, culture & economy for a better future http://www.workboot.ca/SearchEmployer/ViewEmployerDetails.asp?ID=1937   (36 words)      Topica Email List Directory This vote is an important victory for the Gwich'in people, who are has been strongly oppposed by the Gwich'in nation and environmental and Project Underground, the Gwich'in Steering Committee and other organization http://lists.topica.com/lists/englishdrillbits/read/message.html?mid=802681666&sort=d&start=50   (334 words)      Replies I also read that the Gwichin were financially benefitting by the environmentalists. The Gwich'ins authorized drilling on their own lands but unfortunately for them, no oil was found. The truth regarding the Gwich’ins opposition to drilling ANWR has nothing to do with the sacred Porcupine Caribou herds, which have steadily increased since the Prudhoe Bay drilling began. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/630195/replies?c=21   (215 words)      Gwich'n Nation calls on all supporters to take urgent action now to protect Arctic refuge In no case may a people be deprived of their own means of subsistence Regardless of how much oil may be in the refuge, it is morally wrong to expect the Gwich'in to sacrifice their way of life to meet this country's energy needs. The Gwich'in need your help now to defend this sacred place from the desperate attempts of industry and the White house to violate the birthplace and nursery of the Porcupine Caribou Herd, the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We need the voice of all our supporters to defeat this attack on the inherent fundamental human rights of the Gwich'in Nation. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/413.html   (1485 words)      Gwich'in Language (Gwichin, Kutchin, Kootchin, Gwitchin, Tukudh, Loucheux) This page is still under construction--only Cherokee and the Algonquian languages are currently fully completed. Two books about the Gwich'in people's struggle to preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and their traditional way of life. Here is some Gwich'in information and links to get you started: http://www.native-languages.org/gwichin.htm   (234 words)      Arctic Village, Alaska . . . the home of the Neets'aii Gwichin These are the people who successfully fought off oil development in the arctic national wildlife refuge. With the advent of firearms in the early 1900s, family groups began to gather more permanently at several locations; there was no longer a need to disperse into small groups to hunt caribou. Reverend Albert Tritt, a Neets'aii Gwich'in born in 1880, wrote that his people led a nomadic life, traveling to the Arctic coast, Rampart, Old Crow, the Coleen River and Fort Yukon in the 1880s and 1890s. http://www.vergie.com/arctic.html   (543 words)      Protect the Arctic Refuge. Support Gwichin to remove ANWAR from the budget bill. Gwichin Nation Launches Vigil in Washington, D.C. to Protest Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Gwich'in Nation gathered in Gwichyaa Zhee (one of the Gwich'in villages) earlier this summer and called upon the Gwich'in Steering Committee to lead this national effort. At the launch Gwichin leaders will describe the moral significance of the decision that Congress must make in September: the lives and livelihood of the Gwichin people or oil company profits. http://www.ienearth.org/arctic_refuge-drumsong.html   (630 words)      Madison Women for Peace: Think Pink! Raised according to the traditions of the Tetlit Gwichin First Nation, Alexie is also an outspoken proponent of indigenous rights. For Elaine, who was raised in the tradition of the Tetlit Gwichin First Nation, there is no question that human communities and natural ecosystems are intertwined. The Gwichin are already experiencing the effects of global warming - caribou herds are shifting their migration patterns, fish are changing their spawning habits, sea ice is thinning and forest fires are becoming more commonplace. http://www.madwomen.org/2005_02_01_   (425 words)      Global Exchange : Elaine Alexie As an Environmental and Political Science student, Elaine has been involved with other grassroots organizations and has worked with activists and leaders across the circumpolar north. As a northern community coordinator, Elaine produced a short documentary called "Vadzaih: Gwichin Youth on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge", an eight minute film which portrays the perspectives of the current generation of Gwichin youth on development which threatens the Porcupine Caribou Herd; a large part of their food and spiritual sustenance. She sits on the board of the Arctic Children and Youth Foundation of Canada and for over seven years Elaine has been actively involved with the campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska from proposed oil and gas development. http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/speakers/123.html   (412 words)      ICT [2000/03/29]  Oldest living couple sets world record They are both hard-working, who have lived off the land their whole lives, said Georgette McLeod, a spokeswoman for the Gwichin Band office. The First Nations couple, both in their early 100s, were born and raised near the Mackenzie mountains in the north east part of the Yukon. DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A Gwichin First Nation couple from the Yukon has done something that no other couple in the world has done. http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=2592   (240 words)      WHAT YOU CAN DO: URGENT—Demand National Monument Status for the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. Drillbits & ... We are writing you on behalf of the Gwichin' Nation to thank you for your courageous leadership on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge issue. The Gwich'in culture and way of life is intrinsically connected to the Porcupine Caribou Herd to meet all of their essential needs for survival. An action to defend and promote the inherent human rights of the Gwichin’ to continue their own way of life, as well as preserve the ecological balance of this Arctic environment. http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/drillbits/5_19/do.html   (538 words)      Gwich'in Afghan Hounds breeder Coastwind lines gwichin afghan hounds home page show dog photographs pictures Gwich'in Means people that live among the lakes. Gwich'in is the Athabaskan language spoken in the northeastern Alaska villages of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Circle, and Birch Creek, as well as in a wide adjacent area of the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. The Gwich'in population of Alaska is about 1,100, and of that number about 300 are speakers of the language. http://www.hosanna1.com/Gwich'in   (138 words)      Canada Far North - Athapaskan Culture This site relates the culture of the "people of the caribou" to the Porcupine Caribou Herd A lengthy examination of Athabascan culture, focusing on the Gwich'in people of Alaska and the Yukon. The community of Old Crow has a brief introduction to the language, and a dozen MP3 clips of Gwich'in phrases. http://www.explorenorth.com/library/canadafarnorth/bl-atha.htm   (252 words)      Aboriginal Peoples of Canada's Northwest Territories Their Land Claim region includes present-day Tsiigehtchic, Fort McPherson and Aklavik; many Gwich'in also live in Inuvik. They're related to Gwich'in groups in Yukon and Alaska, and long ago adopted some of the customs of the coastal Tlingit, with whom they traded. Explore the culture of the Dogrib or Tlicho people, go fishing with Slavey guides, or visit a Chipewyan or Cree cultural camp. http://www.explorenwt.com/adventures/cultural-experiences/peoples.asp   (661 words)      [Marxism] ANWR supporters show strength in Yukon The demonstration was timed to coincide with a formal delegation by from Alaskan politicians, who support drilling in the refuge. "If the caribou are chased out of the birthing grounds, there won't be any caribou, there won't be any Gwichin, and what's it all about?" said Phillipe Leblond, who took part in the noontime rally. Over 250 demonstrators turned out to listen to speakers and voice their opposition to the planned drilling. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism/2005-March/023345.html   (461 words)      CorpWatch : Greenaction: Oppose Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! The people of the Gwich'in Nation have had a long and sacred relationship with the wildlife of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Let them know that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens the Gwich'in culture and it is not the way to solve America's need for energy. http://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=11967   (380 words)      Gwich'in Tribal Council - Self Government The Gwich'in Tribal Council Self Government Office will be responsible for negotiating a Self Government agreement for the Gwich'in, and consulting the communities on negotiation results. http://www.gwichin.nt.ca/selfGovernment.htm   (26 words)      ANWR Feature - ANWR: New Congress' learning curve is steep During the past month, Arctic Power, which represents the position of 71 percent of Alaskans who want the coastal plain of ANT~R opened to responsible oil and gas development, has been quietly educating members of Congress, old and new, on where the issue stands and what is myth in the environmentalists' arguments. Dangerous because of all the boxes that clutter the dismally small office space allocated to the freshmen members, and steep because of the sudden influx of issues quite foreign to the members' experience or district. For example, what does one do when a bunch of Gwichin Indians and affluent Sierra Clubbers come to a congressional office and tell hair-raising tales of impending genocide and environmental desecration committed by the ugly oil companies in far distant Arctic Alaska? http://www.anwr.org/features/herrera.htm   (679 words)      Bemidji State University Information The slide show and presentation is open to the public at no charge. The area is a sacred place for Gwichin native people from Alaska and Canada, who depend on the caribou herd for subsistence and cultural identity. Leach and Solomon will explain the traditional ways of the Gwichin Athabaskan natives and the potential cultural impacts of oil development on their way of life. http://info.bemidji.msus.edu/news/outdoor/alaskanoildev.php   (219 words)      GZGTG Tribal Council The Tribal Council members are the governmental leadership of the Gwichyaa Gwich'in Tribe. http://www.fortyukon.org/council.html   (31 words)      Gwichin Territorial Park Reserve- Tourism and Parks, ITI, GNWT, Canada Largely undeveloped as yet, it is managed by the Gwich'in Tribal Council, a native peoples' organization that holds land rights in the region. There are three sites within the park, with day use or limited camping facilities, strung along the Dempster Highway, which is one of the park's boundaries: Click on any icon to view the Icon Legend. http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/parks/parks_f_j/gwichin_territorial_park_reserve.htm   (391 words)      Alaska Division of Trade and Development The Gwichin lead a subsistence way of life and depend on the Porcupine caribou herd, which migrates across the Alaska-Yukon border. Among those opposed to oil activities in the refuge are the Gwichin Indians, who live on both sides of the border in northeast Alaska and northwest Canadian arctic communities on the edge of the refuge. It would take an act of Congress to permit drilling in the refuge. http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trade/2003/tad/canada/canadaissues.htm   (532 words)      Houston Democrats: To Drill or Not to Drill in ANWR And then there's the wildlife in the area, particularly the caribou is what the Gwichin are concerned about. Rascon: Charlie Sweeney is a native Gwichin Indian and has lived off this land all his life. Rascon narrates: Although the Gwichins refused to join the corporations, Gideon believes they are still entitled to at least some of the oil profits. http://www.houstondemocrats.com/archives/2005/05/ktrk_channel_13.html   (16028 words)      Reconciling Alaska's Urban-Rural Split: What Can We Do? In the late 1980s, Cynthia began five years of working for the Gwichin Steering Committee, an advocacy organization for the Gwichin Athabascans located in Yukon flats or eastern interior part of our state. Last year she got her current work as director of Alaskans listening to Alaskans about subsistence, the project at the American Friends Service Committee. http://www.commonwealthnorth.org/transcripts/reconcilingtwo.html   (4092 words)      J A A R S: Speeding the Word Wycliffe translator Meg DeMers, with her husband Pierre, work with the Gwichin people in Alaska. Jim Akovenko, president of JAARS, shares how he became involved in aviation for a Bible translation purpose and how it was raising a family in a remote place. Meg talks about her call to missions and her early training. http://www.jaars.org/audio-waxhaw-world.shtml   (380 words)      CorpWatch : Gwich'in Nation Calls Gathering in Alaska The first day will be dedicated to the honor of the Episcopal Church because of their undying support of the Gwichin. Have a good time at the Gwichin Young People Gathering!!!!! Since then they have met every other year to reaffirm their commitment to permanent protection of their ancient culture. http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=436   (826 words)      ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES -- tribal territories map and Info links For these people are the Vuntut Gwich'in, who live above the Arctic Circle in Canada. Old Crow -- Land of the Vuntut Gwichin This traditional tribe uses Internet to make a plea -- especially to U.S. citizens, the only ones who can do anything about it -- to protect the Porcupine herd's calving groud (the Arctic national Wildlife Refuge) from oil and gas development. Their plea takes the form of a personal, obviously unprofessional website showing how their lives still depend on these caribou. http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/ak/aklinks.html   (1432 words)      Drilling in the Arctic serves nobody’s interests The Gwichin people of Northern Alaska depend on the migratory porcupine caribou for food and shelter and their very way of life. The repercussions of drilling are serious, but would the benefits justify them? To disrupt caribou territory with oil drilling would amount to a genocidal disruption of the Gwichin culture. http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2005/2/25/commentary/box.html   (531 words)      1993-A-72 -- Cancellation - Roberts, Lawrence D. dba Gwichin Air Service WHEREAS under Licence No. 920078, Roberts, Lawrence D. doing business as Gwichin Air Service (hereinafter the Licensee) is authorized to operate a Class 9-4 Charter non-scheduled international service to transport traffic between points in Canada and points in the United States of America; AND WHEREAS by registered letter dated December 17, 1992, Licence No. 920078 was suspended pursuant to subsection 97(1) of the National Transportation Act, 1987, R.S.C., 1985, c. IN THE MATTER OF the operation of a Class 9-4 Charter non-scheduled international service by Roberts, Lawrence D. doing business as Gwichin Air Service - Licence No. 920078. http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/rulings-decisions/orders/1993/A/1993-A-72_e.html   (261 words)      Newsletter (12/16/02) The Gwichin people of the Yukon have always depended on the Caribou herds. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/old_crow/caribou/caribou.html You can also listen to the National Public Radio story "Caribou Crossings," by reporter Elizabeth Arnold about the Gwich'in people and caribou. Do you suppose Santa lives like these peoples? http://www.avel.edu.au/sci-tech/xmas02.html   (1980 words)      LaserGwich'in LaserGwich'in can even be used for some forms of Chinese transliteration. LaserGwich'in contains all the characters and diacritics needed to type the following Athapaskan languages: Hän, Gwich'in (both old and modern), Kaska, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Tagish, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Tahltan, and Tlingit, as well as French, German, Spanish, and other Roman-based languages. Certain names, logos, designs, titles, words or phrases on this page or other pages comprising the Linguist's Software Web Site may constitute trademarks, servicemarks, or tradenames of the Payne Loving Trust, or other entities which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. http://www.linguistsoftware.com/lgw.htm   (557 words)      Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia One recent emerging voice from the Aboriginal communities is Métis playwright Ian Ross whose work fareWel won the Governor General's Award in 1997 and was staged by Ken Gass at the Factory Theatre in 1999. In the Yukon, Nakai Theatre Ensemble produces theatre from the T'lingit, Tuchone, and Gwichin peoples, and in Quebec, the Mikisiw company reflects the culture of the Atikamekw community. http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Aboriginal%20Theatre   (599 words)      Who are the Gwich'in Nagwidàdhat 1996 dài’ Teetå’it Gwich’in Kaiik’ìt Goozrì’ Gihk’àtr’aanjii eenjit Walter Alexie zrit ditr’ìi’ choo nahahåak t’at Teetå’it Gwinjik njì’. Zhik nànkak North America gwizhìt Gwich’in ìidàlii ts’at khainjii dì’haii gwà’àn tr’iinlii, chuuvee ts’ìivii dì’ nàa’aii gwits’àt gwà’àn gwìidìch’in. Zhehk’oo gwiinchii gwats’at gwich’in ìidàlìi, aii t’at Athapaskans nakhwitr’àhnùu, jii gwizhìt nilii kat Aachin kat, Åaii Chìk kat, Han Gwich’in kat, ts’àt Dachantat Gwich’in Kat, gwàt nakhwiginjìk ts’àt yeenoo nits’òo tr’agwiindai’ gwiintå’òh ihåak gwizrih gòonlih. http://www.gwichin.ca/Gwichin/Gwichin/G_Gwichin.html   (255 words)      Community Outreach In November 2003, the Program of Canadian Studies presented an exhibit of artist Subhanker Banerjee's stunning photography of the Yukon and the Gwichin people, which had previously been on display in Washington, D.C. at the Smithsonian Gallery. Our program works with the Canadian Consulate-Seattle to regularly organize Canada-related events, including "Canada Days" receptions, public lectures, film presentations, and readings by Canadian authors. In October, 2004, author Anne Taylor from from Whitehorse, Yukon, gave a public lecture at PSU titled, "First Nations Storytelling." http://www.intl.pdx.edu/ISP/Canadian/Can_Outreach.htm   (153 words)      Yukon Books - The Land Still Speaks by Erin Sherry & Vuntut Gwichin First Nations Millennia of experience living off the land have endowed the Gwitichin with an intimate knowledge of the geography and resources in, what we now know as, the Dempster Highway. Yukon Books - The Land Still Speaks by Erin Sherry & Vuntut Gwichin First Nations by Erin Sherry & Vuntut Gwichin First Nations http://www.yukonbooks.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=2669&cat=104&page=1   (52 words)      Gwichin Territorial Park- Tourism and Parks, ITI, GNWT, Canada Nihtak Day Use Area is your access point to Campbell Lake and Gwich'in Territorial Park at the foot of the Dolomite Hills. Click on any icon to view the Legend Icon. During the spring water run off, large numbers of whitefish migrate up the creek to spawn. http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/parks/parks_f_j/gwichin_territorial_park_reserve_page2.htm   (198 words)      GZGTG Administration The Executive Director serves as the chief administrative officer of all tribal programs and is directly responsible to the Tribal Council for the management and administration of all programs and policies of the Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government (GZGTG). http://www.fortyukon.org/admin.html   (64 words)

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