ASRC: Obama acts in our name, ignores our needs

Ole Lake, right, manning the Alaska Wilderness League table at the 2015 AFN convention. Photo: AWLPresident Obama cited subsistence and the needs of Alaska Natives yesterday as part of the reason he decided to block future oil and gas lease sales in Arctic waters. Some Native Alaskans welcome the resource protection. But the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation said the president didn’t consult with its members and is ignoring the real needs of the Inupiat people.
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