Adventure Borealis Giving Tuesday
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Action Alert: No Ambler Road, No Ambler rider
This past June, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require the Department of the Interior to approve permits for the proposed Ambler Road. This amendment would force the DOI to select Alternative A...
A visit with President Carter in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
One of the highlights of my life was the day President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalyn, visited our family in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. My sister, Kate, and I were camped on the Okpilak River in the foothills of the Brooks Range along with my two...
Strengthen your impact with a fall contribution
Every year the Northern Center commissions artwork by an Alaskan artist that reflects the spirit of our work and shapes ourtheme for the year. This year’s piece is an intricately-beaded dreamcatcher made by Danielle Stickman, titled Ełnena ada, which means “care for...
Making Good Trouble, NVDA Training Registration
Art By: Anina Takeff for Fine Acts Want to learn skills to engage in direct action, but don’t know where to start? Join the Northern Center, Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition, Alaska Peace Center, and Young Alaskans Training Fund for “Making Good...NDAA amendment hurts progress against the Ambler Road
(For an updated version of this story, click here.) In an upsetting move, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Department of the Interior to approve permits for the proposed Ambler Road. The...
Meet Danielle Stickman, our 2024 Featured Artist
Every year, the Northern Center has the honor of commissioning an Alaska-based artist whose work embodies the spirit of Northern Alaska to create an original piece for our organization.
Each annual art piece embodies relationships to the lands in Interior and Arctic Alaska that we work to protect and is featured on our event publicity and fundraising materials throughout the year. The original piece is also auctioned off at our annual Night for the North fundraiser event in November.
This year’s Featured Artist is Danielle Stickman, a beading artist, creative advocate, environmentalist, and facilitator based in Anchorage, Alaska.
Kobuk River named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® due to community-led nomination
Last month, American Rivers named the Kobuk River as one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024. This was largely in part due to the tireless efforts from members of Protect the Kobuk, a grassroots organization of Northwest Arctic residents who oppose development of the Ambler Road.
“The thing that brings us all together … is the importance of subsistence,” China Kantner said as she talked with Northern Center shortly after news of the nomination became public.
Kantner grew up on the Kobuk River and in Kotzebue, where she currently lives. She worked closely with Ruth Iten, Susan Georgette, and numerous volunteers in neighboring villages on the nomination’s rigorous process.
