Many Arctics: The Aleut International Association and the Arctic Council
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The Arctic Council currently includes six Permanent Participants, indigenous organizations with full consultative powers but without actual votes. James Gamble, executive director of Aleut International Association, discusses the value of the group's participation in the Council not just for the communities it represents, but also for the Arctic region as a whole.
This article is part of the Arctic in Context series of expert assessments of the Arctic Council at its 20th anniversary.