Maine’s Journey into the Arctic: Why the Arctic Council Matters to Maine

High-level Arctic officials from the United States and seven other nations in the Arctic region, and representatives of indigenous people from the Arctic, gathered in Portland October 4–6, 2016, to discuss issues of importance to the region. In this commentary, Dave Canarie describes what the Arctic...

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Main Author: Canarie, Dave
Format: Text
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Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2016
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol25/iss2/5
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1744&context=mpr
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Summary:High-level Arctic officials from the United States and seven other nations in the Arctic region, and representatives of indigenous people from the Arctic, gathered in Portland October 4–6, 2016, to discuss issues of importance to the region. In this commentary, Dave Canarie describes what the Arctic Council is and why it matters to Maine.