Indigenous

Limited interest in the latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s ANWR, yet Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat praised the move.

The workshop combines Indigenous and Western science to tackle flooding, erosion and permafrost thaw affecting eight Arctic coastal communities, aligning research with local priorities.

Only five of 58 ANWR coastal tracts received bids, with HEX Energy LLC winning two for $3.74M, while Indigenous and environmental groups warn of impacts to the refuge’s caribou and habitats.

The latest Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale yielded only $3.7 million from two bidders, underscoring the lack of major oil company interest and sparking debate among conservationists and local indigenous groups.

Charles Lampe says the Bureau of Land Management’s first lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge marks a new era of Indigenous self‑determination for Kaktovik, giving the community authority over development and tax revenues for local services.

Sahtu Secretariat, Gwich’in Tribal Council and Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation signed a memorandum to coordinate Indigenous input on the Mackenzie Valley Highway, a road linking Sahtu communities to Inuvik supporting response.

The Trump administration has opened sealed bids for almost 690,000 acres of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, marking the first of four auctions required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Bishop Chris Williams, who led the Anglican Diocese of the Arctic until his death in May 2026, was noted for empowering Indigenous leaders.

Fortune Minerals is moving its Nico cobalt‑gold project toward 2027 construction after publishing an updated feasibility study, but financing remains the key hurdle.

The Trump administration will auction 689,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move that may spur industry interest while sparking debate among local native groups and environmental advocates.

Canada’s annual Poverty Report Card gave the country a D+, but Arctic territories Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon received incomplete grades because data were insufficient, even though Nunavut’s poverty rate is 31.7% and food‑insecurity rate 56.4%.

Arctic warming has collapsed amphipod populations, leaving gray whales malnourished and increasing deaths during spring migrations.

Qikiqtani Inuit Association added $5 million to the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre in Iqaluit, moving the project closer to its $175 million goal and supporting Inuit cultural revitalization ahead of its planned 2030 opening.

Ponant Explorations launches two Inuit‑led expeditions to Greenland, developed with polar experts, marking a step toward greater indigenous leadership in Arctic tourism.

A multidisciplinary research project engages communities in southern Greenland and northeast Iceland to investigate how pollution connects and disconnects Arctic environments.

Solomon Awa, Kandis Jameson, and Lauren Hanchar argue that Canada’s Arctic sovereignty depends on the active participation of its local communities.

ICEBERG research reveals that persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, plastics, and PFAS from global industrial sources travel by air and ocean to Arctic communities, undermining food safety and cultural ties.

MLAs urge the GNWT to impose hunting bans and road closures as the Mackenzie Valley Highway and Arctic Economic and Security Corridor near Yellowknife could disrupt caribou migration.

Alaska communities are monitoring cyanobacteria and other harmful algae that could poison fish, wildlife, and people, jeopardizing subsistence food supplies and local ecosystems.

Wolverine numbers in northern Sweden have fallen to less than a third of early 2000s levels as frozen conservation payments and climate change erode trust and funding.

Nunavut’s territorial government is reviewing its health‑care coverage, with no decisions yet on potential out‑of‑pocket fees for services such as licence physicals or permanent‑residency bloodwork, and no timeline released.