Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean, was one of two Alaska communities whose polling places didn't open for the ...

What do Alaska Natives want? There are sharp divisions. Leaders of the Iñupiaq community of Kaktovik, which is within the refuge, support drilling. Gwich’in officials in communities near the ...

in Kaktovik, Alaska. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson Have there been efforts to drill in the refuge? An exploration well was drilled in the 1980s on lands where Alaska Native corporations held rights ...

Leaders in Kaktovik have vowed to fight any attempt ... are clearly policies that work to benefit an economy like Alaska’s,” Trump critic U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told reporters.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S.

The snow-covered coastal plain area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, near Kaktovik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) The snow-covered coastal plain area of ...