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REDOIL
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
In June 2002, a group of Alaska Natives came together in Cordova to share knowledge,
experience and strategies for addressing the detrimental impacts of oil and gas development in Alaska. The following principles had been agreed upon by the participants of that
gathering who have formed a new network,
Resisting Environmental Destruction on
Indigenous Lands or REDOIL. The REDOIL network is a program of the Indigenous Environmental Network.
PRINCIPLES
 We adhere to the inherent right to self-determination for all indigenous peoples.
We reject the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as an illegitimate infringement on our right to sovereignty and
self-determination.
We are committed to a moratorium on all new exploration for oil, gas and coal as a first step towards the full phase-out of fossil fuels with a just transition to sustainable jobs, energy and environment. We take this position based on
our concern over the disproportionate social, cultural, spiritual, environmental, and climate impacts on indigenous
peoples, particularly in Alaska.
We are committed to creating sustainable economic solutions for our communities.
We are committed to upholding and promoting the integrity of our traditional cultures and values.
We are committed to an intergenerational approach, which honors the wisdom and guidance of our elders and that
values the role of our youth.
We are committed to standing in solidarity with the members of this network and their struggles for self-determination and a sustainable future for the seventh generation to come.
All decisions of and direction for the network will come from the indigenous members from impacted communities.
Non-indigenous supporters will be included at the prerogative of the decision-making members.
New members will be added to the network by consensus of the group based on adherence to our principles.
We welcome individuals and legitimate, empowered representatives of communities and organizations that accept
and adhere to the principles.
REDOIL is honored to share, reach out and network with Indigenous peoples who want to defend their inherent way of life.
We believe that the working group has the potential to bring these critical issues to a head and address them with honor, science, and spirituality and to help build an alliance where our collective voice will be louder than broken promises.
HIT FIRST AND HIT HARDEST:
GLOBAL WARMING, THE OIL INDUSTRY AND ALASKA NATIVES
Global warming, more accurately known as climate change, is a major
global environmental and human rights problem of our time. Caused by
the excessive buildup of heat-trapping “greenhouse” gases in the earth’s
atmosphere—in particular carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of oil, gas
and coal—climate change threatens virtually every segment of the biosphere and
human society.
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Sixth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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PRESS RELEASES:
IEN and REDOIL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WIN IN ALASKA!
Native Groups Sue MMS Over Chukchi Sea Lease Sale
CONSERVATION, NATIVE GROUPS OPPOSE PROPOSED LAND SWAP FOR OIL DEVELOPMENT IN YUKON FLATS REFUGE IN ALASKA
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Shell Oil Request to Reconsider Ban on Oil Exploration in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea
North Slope:
National Academy of Sciences 2003
Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Alaska’s North Slope“Effects on the Human Environment.”
Outer Continental Shelf:
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and OCS Fact Sheet”
The Outer Continental Shelf, Subsistence and Alaska Natives”
Subsistence lifestyle pays ultimate price of oil, gas development
Alaskan Natives Condemn Bush lifting of Presidential Withdrawal for Offshore Development in Bristol
Yukon Flats:
Comments on the Proposed Land Exchange, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
Yukon Flats Land Exchange Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Yukon Flats Deal Won't add to our wealth
Doyon aims for accord on Yukon Flats swap
Voices from the Upper Yukon Flats
The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of our Gwich’in culture; oil development can destroy our way of life as a people and our land!
OIL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS THREAT TO OUR NATIVE HEALTH AND WAY OF LIFE
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