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Restoring Tribal Lands

NALEMP Department

The Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) plays a vital role in addressing the environmental impact of historical military activities on tribal lands. The Native Village of Barrow actively participates in this program to restore affected areas, ensuring they are safe for future generations while preserving the natural environment and supporting cultural traditions.

About the NALEMP Program

The NALEMP program is a federally funded initiative that supports tribes in identifying and mitigating environmental damage on tribal lands caused by past military activities. Through partnerships with the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies, the Native Village of Barrow focuses on restoring impacted areas and ensuring they are safe for continued use.

The NALEMP efforts focus on:

Our Goals

Identify

Identifying environmental hazards caused by past military use.

Collaborate

Collaborating with the Department of Defense to plan and execute mitigation projects.

Restore

Restoring tribal lands to make them safe for subsistence, cultural activities, and community use.

Promote

Promoting environmental stewardship through sustainable land management practices.

Who We Serve

The NALEMP project directly benefits the NVB by:

  • Cleaning and restoring tribal lands impacted by military activities.
  • Preserving areas for subsistence activities, such as hunting and fishing, essential to the Inupiat way of life.
  • Ensuring future generations can safely use the land for both cultural and economic purposes.