Gwich'in

Gwich'in Steering Committee PO Box 202768 Anchorage AK 99520 907-258-6814 fax: 258-4550 Lynn Cutler do Senior Advisor - Native American Affairs White House Office of the Chief of Staff By fax: 202-456-2889 I can't Request for meeting Dear Ms. Cutler: Would you be able to meet with several representatives of the Gwich'in tribes who are in town this week? Subject: Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge People: Jonathon Solomon, Chair, Gwich'in Steering Committee Ft Yukon Faith Gemmill - Arctic Village Shawn Martinez - Arctic Village Blue Sky Martinez - Arctic Village Shannon Carroll - Ft Yukon Bernadine Frank - Venetie Audrey Tritt - Venetie Allen Haton - Juneau Bob Childers - Anchorage Time: We will be available from 11 am tomorrow, Thursday, until noon Friday. How to reach us: message to Bob Childers (via Adam Kolton) ph: 544-5205 fax: 544-5197 The Gwich'in people are the northernmost Indian tribe in North America. Most members live in 15 communities scattered across northeast Alaska and northwest Canada. We are the caribou people. We rely upon the Porcupine (River) Caribou Herd to meet the nutritional and spiritual needs of our people. We are seeking the support of the Administration to permanently protect the birthplace of this herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I apologize for the lateness of this request. I had been misinformed about how to request a meeting, and did not reach someone to set me straight until this afternoon. Sincerely, Bob Childers TOO P PAX 99:90 90 66/00/20