Indigenous Peoples Rights and Environmental Justice

• Main Author: Peters, Evon
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2006
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Council; Gwich’in; Alaska
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/jw827g47f

Lecture delivered at Humboldt State University on October 2019. Part of the Sustainable Futures Speaker Series, which is sponsored by the Schatz Energy Research Center, the Environment & Community graduate program, and the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. Evon Peter is the Chairman of Native Movement and former Chief of the Neetsaii Gwich’in from Arctic Village in northeastern Alaska. He has served as the Co-Chair of the Gwich’in Council International, on the Executive Board of the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, and as an alternate area Vice-President to the National Congress of American Indians. Evon is a well-recognized advocate of Indigenous Peoples rights, youth, and a balanced world, active as a speaker, strategist, writer, and organizer. His experience includes work within the United Nations and Arctic Council forum representing Indigenous and environmental interests. He dedicates a significant portion of his time to youth leadership development, movement and coalition building, and gathering facilitation. He holds a bachelors degree in Alaska Native studies with a minor in Political Science and is pursuing a Masters degree in Rural Development. Evon is also featured in the 2005 award winning feature film “Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action,” that follows the work of four Indigenous people who are working on issues of Environmental Justice in North America.