Peter
Captain, Louden, Alaska. First Chief of his tribal
council since 1995. He is a leader in the drive
to eliminate “snowbirds” (plastic
bags) from his community of Galena, and is an
active member of the Yukon River Inter-Tribal
Watershed Council (YRITWC). A historic Accord
between the Alaska Native tribes and Canada’s
First Nations governments was signed in 2001,
in which all parties committed to the maintenance
of the environmental integrity of the Yukon River.
The Council also works with government and other
organizations in monitoring the watershed.
Peter
Captain, Louden, Alaska. First Chief of his tribal
council since 1995. He is a leader in the drive
to eliminate “snowbirds” (plastic
bags) from his community of Galena, and is an
active member of the Yukon River Inter-Tribal
Watershed Council (YRITWC). A historic Accord
between the Alaska Native tribes and Canada’s
First Nations governments was signed in 2001,
in which all parties committed to the maintenance
of the environmental integrity of the Yukon River.
The Council also works with government and other
organizations in monitoring the watershed.
