Mumingnanium manniauģnilum
suli suanatiqaqtuk.
Life. Health. Safety.
Grandmothers Growing Goodness is an Inupiat group dedicated to elevating the understanding and protection of Inupiat culture and people in the face of rampant oil and gas development and climate change. Its core purpose is to help support equity for communities facing significant environmental justice threats and to strengthen equity for the Inupiat.
Grandmothers Growing Goodness is committed to intergenerational equity and is focused on empowering youth to become the next generation of leaders on Alaska’s North Slope.
NEW: The Biden Administration’s New Western Arctic Rules Will Help Protect Indigenous Communities and Cultures
Statement from Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak.
Grandmothers Growing Goodness Founder
Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak
Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak is founder and executive director of Grandmothers Growing Goodness. She was a community health aide from Nuiqsut, Alaska who has held a variety of local leadership positions and is an advocate of community rights in light of the oil development occurring in close proximity to her village.
Western Arctic Advocacy
Grandmothers Growing Goodness is committed to the protection of the Western Arctic and advocates to ensure any resource development in the Arctic is balanced with protections for Alaska Native communities and the lands and wildlife that shape our lives.