The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 1

The Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling.In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich’in about what’s at stake for them as development looms in the 1002 area.Learn more about Threshold on our website. Become part of our passionate network of supporters here. This series was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.Mentioned in this episode:Give | Connect | ShareA single season of Threshold costs over half a million dollars, demands thousands of hours of field and production work over multiple years, and requires hundreds of sources, experts, and supporters to create.

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