Friday, August 1, 2025 – Indigenous economic opportunities and threats in the Arctic
Traditional culture meets global international economic development at the Bering Straits Native Corporation. The collection of tribes plays a key role in the Port of Nome that is working to develop the nation’s first deepwater port in the Arctic. It is among the big — and small — economic development visions for Indigenous people in the Arctic region. We’ll hear about those opportunities as well as some concerns about balancing financial and traditional environmental well-being being discussed at the Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage, Alaska.
GUESTS
Haven Harris (https://beringstraits.com/Haven-Harris/) (enrolled tribal member of the Nome Eskimo Community), senior vice president of growth and strategy for the Bering Straits Native Corporation
Edward Alexander (https://gwichincouncil.com/) (Gwich’in), co-councilor for Gwich’in Council International
Rachel Kallander (https://www.arcticencounter.com/aes-leadership) , founder and CEO of Arctic Encounter Symposium
Kuno Fencker (https://ina.gl/en/organization/members-of-parliament/) (Inuit), member of the parliament of Greenland
