Arctic Photos - May 30th, 2009 - ground shots

Headline:
Gwich'in stand near poster at opening of "Celebration of Land and Life".

Caption:
Gwich'in tribal leaders stand near a poster during the opening of the "Celebration of Land and Life" on May 29, 2009, in Arctic Village, Alaska. The celebration marks over two decades of the Gwich'in people and their allies success in keeping the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge safe from oil drilling. The poster reads "Our Arctic way of life has endured 20,000 years. Must we now die for 6 months of oil?" Photo by Lou Dematteis/Redux
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Gwich'in people and supporters pray and reflect before staging of human banner to "Save the Arctic".

Caption:
Gwich'in people and supporters pray and reflect before forming a human banner to "Save the Arctic" in Arctic Village, Alaska, on May 30, 2009. The banner, designed by aerial artist John Quigley, was part of the "Celebration of Land and Life" marking over two decades of the Gwich'in people and their allies success in keeping the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge safe from oil drilling. Photo by Lou Dematteis/Redux
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Gwich'in people and supporters walk out on tundra to form human banner to "Save the Arctic".

Caption:
With the foothills of the southern Brooks Range in the background, Gwich'in people and supporters walk out onto tundra in Arctic Village, Alaska, before forming a human banner to "Save the Arctic" on May 30, 2009. The action was part of the "Celebration of Land and Life" marking over two decades of the Gwich'in people and their allies success in keeping the refuge safe from oil drilling. Photo by Lou Dematteis/Redux
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