NANA’s Red Dog mine project STRSWTRS_POQZ]ZaP]LWWMPYPʭ_ SPECIAL TO THE ALASKA MINER AMA member David Parish’s recent book “The Facts of the Matter: looking beyond today’s rheto- ]TNZY_SP0YaT]ZYXPY_=P^[ZY^TMWP/PaPWZ[XPY_ɮ SL^MPNZXPLY,XLeZY-P^_>PWWP]TYʭaPNL_PRZ]TP^ including No. 1 New Release in Green Business and No. 1 New Release in Conservation. It showcases global ex- Parish’s book ascends lists on Amazon
amples of smart resource development, including mining and energy proj- ects here in Alaska, as the basis for lifting up lo- cal economies, alleviat- ing poverty, providing the means to preserve culture, while providing the ma- terials the world needs in daily life and the transition to the new economy. All things that are important
tions and communities with disastrously high rates of obesity, diabetes, alcohol and drug addiction, and chronic abuse and neglect need hope. They need hope QZ]LM]TRS_P]Q`_`]P&SZ[PQZ]\`LWT_dPO`NL_TZY^QZ] themselves and their families; hope for healthy fam- ilies, healthy diets, and healthy lifestyles; and hope for future generations. “The Facts of the Matter” shows the entire world how NANA is a case study in providing that kind of hope and opportunity for thousands of its sharehold- ers and their communities. 4YLOOT_TZY_ZOT]PN_UZM^LYO^TRYTʭNLY_]PaPY`P^ from the Red Dog mine, NANA also pays out dividends from mine earnings, not only to its own shareholders but also to tens of thousands of shareholders in other Native corporations through revenue-sharing provi- sions under federal law. The NANA region of North- west Alaska also has one of the most successful and modern educational environments and school sys- tems among remote communities and regions across the globe, also made possible by revenue from the Red Dog mine project. NANA shareholders are better able to participate in traditional subsistence hunting, ʭ^STYRLYOMP]]d[TNVTYRLN_TaT_TP^_SL_L]P^`NSLY
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to AMA and our members. “The Facts of the Matter” highlights for the entire world NANA’s experience with Red Dog. A case study in balancing strong environmental protection neces- ^L]d _Z []P^P]aP TX[Z]_LY_ ^`M^T^_PYNP ʭ^STYR LYO hunting resources with responsible economic devel- opment, along with being an economic driver. NANA’s leadership at Red Dog is cited as a prime example of a growing movement by Native leaders in the Arctic and across the globe speaking out on the need for projects that bring greater economic op- portunity, better schools, and better healthcare that are being done to the world’s highest environmental standards. Parish’s book also highlights his work to secure funding for the Boys & Girls Clubs teen suicide prevention, and how that furthered his own under- standing of how young people in challenging situa-
The Alaska Miner
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