Those of us who were raised in the village know how important this is to our people.
An unfinished road leads from Shungnak northeast toward the community of Kobuk, the Dahl Creek airstrip, and the Ambler Mining District on July 23, 2021. Kobuk and the Dahl Creek airstrip are around eight miles from Shungnak.
Actually ITC has been against the Ambler Road for a long time. And in March, our council passed yet another resolution opposing the road. We already had a resolution against the road but so much has been going on the last couple of years that it was necessary to renew it. Our council is unanimous: We support no Ambler road ever to be built. And we let the Bureau of Land Management know that the right way.
My people should never follow outside organizations. We are elected by our people; they put their trust in us to show leadership, make decisions to benefit our tribe.
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