Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
{{Short description|Federally recognized native tribe in Alaska, United States}}
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| caption = Aerial photograph of Utqiagvik, Alaska
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| people = Iñupiat
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| headquarters = Utqiagvik, Alaska, US
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| chief = George Edwardson
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| tribal_council = ICAS Tribal Council
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The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS) is a United States federally recognized Iñupiat Alaska Native tribal entity,{{cite web|url=https://www.bia.gov/tribal-leaders/inupiat |title=Inupiat |publisher=Bureau of Indian Affairs |accessdate=2024-01-12}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Our Members |url=https://icas-nsn.gov/our-members/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112135709/https://icas-nsn.gov/our-members/ |archive-date=2024-01-12 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope}}
About
The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope is headquartered in Utqiagvik, Alaska.{{cite web|url=https://www.bia.gov/bia/ois/tribal-leaders-directory/tribes/inupiat |title=Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope |publisher=Bureau of Indian Affairs |accessdate=2024-01-12}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/alaska-oil-drilling-biden-conocophillips-willow-project |title=Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=2024-01-18}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://icas-nsn.gov/ Official website], Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
- [https://ancsaregional.com/census/arctic-slope-region/ List of Federally Recognized Tribes in the Arctic Slope Region], ANCSA Regional Association