Norma Kassi
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| In office 1985 – 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Kathie Nukon |
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| Succeeded by | Johnny Abel |
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| Political party | Yukon New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | environmentalist |
Norma Kassi is a native Gwich'in from Yukon Territory, Canada, and a former member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002,[1] together with Sarah James and Jonathon Solomon. They received the price for their struggles for protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from plans of oil exploration and drilling. Oil and gas exploration would disturb the life cycle of the Porcupine caribou, which has been the foundation for the Gwich'in culture for 20000 years.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Goldman Environmental Prize: Norma Kassi (Retrieved on November 29, 2007)
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