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• 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.
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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.
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