A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 • Gwich’in Steering Committee: Importance of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Porcupine Caribou Herd for the Gwich'in Nation who are a remote and traditional people; threats to communities from oil and gas development. • Resistance of Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL): Dramatic increase in respiratory ailments in native communities has occurred due to industrial activities, particularly mining. • International Indian Treaty Council; North – South Indigenous Network Against Pesticides; Indigenous Women’s Environmental and Reproductive Health Initiative; and the Native Village of Savoonga: Negative effects of environmental toxins on the health, well-being, and cultures of indigenous peoples particularly indigenous women, children and future generations; framework for assessing United States laws, policies and practices regarding the production, use export, and disposal and dumping of environmental toxins. • Elim Students Against Urainium: Uranium exploratory activities damaging effects on the Tubutulik River and Norton Bay watersheds. • Importance of traditional medicine and how it can be used to achieve better physical and mental health for Alaskan Natives. • Alaska Inter-Tribal Council: Expression of political will by Atmautluak Traditional Council and Native Village of St. Michael to be reinstated to the list of non-selfgoverning territories. • Native Youth Sexual Health Network: Indigenous peoples and HIV in the United States; suicide rates among indigenous youth; detention and incarceration of indigenous youth; child apprehension; violence against indigenous women. • Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center: Roundtable report on the accessibility of Plan B as an over the counter (OTC) within Indian Health Services. 142. Curyung Tribal Council and community members: • Background and history of Curyung tribe; value of subsistence; • Information regarding the proposed Pebble Mine Project; risks of Pebble Mine Project; potential negative effects of oil spills; • Efforts by the tribe regarding environmental and economic issues, particularly preservation of populations of marine resources; • Tribal resolutions that provide for protection of the Bristol Bay watershed; tribal resolution to re-instate Alaska to the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories; and • Pebble Partnership Report; Bristol Bay Regional Vision Statement; and the Environmental Protection Agency Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. 143. Nunamta Aulukestai: Potential harm regarding with offshore drilling in the Bristol Bay region; risks to regional indigenous peoples, wildlife and natural resources from the Pebble Mine Project; environmental reports regarding the Pebble Mine Project; and information regarding opposition to the Pebble Mine Project. 144. Bristol Bay Native Corporation: Information on Pebble Mine Project; Bristol Bay Native Corporation opposition to Pebble Mine Project; concerns regarding unacceptable environmental effects of the project; and information regarding the importance of responsible resource development. 48