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Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope

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Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
Aerial photograph of Utqiagvik, Alaska
PeopleIñupiat
HeadquartersUtqiagvik, Alaska, US
Government
ChiefGeorge Edwardson
Tribal Council
ICAS Tribal Council

The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS) is a federally recognized Iñupiat Alaska Native tribal entity,[1] which acts as an "umbrella government" for Native villages in the North Slope Borough, including Point Lay, Point Hope, Wainwright, Anaktuvuk Pass, Utqiagvik (Barrow), Atqasuk, Kaktovik, and Nuiqsut.[2]

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The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope is headquartered in Utqiagvik, Alaska.[3]

In 2023, the Biden administration advanced a $8 billion ConocoPhillips project to drill for oil and gas on Alaska's North Slope. Native reactions to the project have varied, but the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, as a representative of the North Slope, has endorsed the project.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Inupiat". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. ^ "Our Members". Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope. 2024-02-13. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ "Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  4. ^ "Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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