"Iñupiat Eskimos cannot live without the land or the sea. We are the Arctic," Edward Itta declared at the Arctic Imperative Summit. Former Mayor of the North Slope Borough, Itta is one of the main characters in a new book by Bob Reiss, The Eskimo and The Oil Man: The Battle at the Top of the World for America's Future.Listen Edward Itta and Bob Reiss' on-stage conversation on The Eskimo and the Oil Man recorded at the Arctic Imperative Summit.
SPEAKERS:
- Bob Reiss, author, The Eskimo and The Oil Man: The Battle at the Top of the World for America's Future
- The Honorable Edward Itta, Former Mayor North Slope Borough
HOST: Alaska Dispatch
EVENT: Arctic Imperative Summit 2012
RECORDED: August 25, 2012 at Alyeska Resort
BROADCAST ON KSKA: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
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