Norma Kassi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Norma Kassi

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1954

Place of Birth: Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada

Profession: politician, environmentalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Norma Kassi

  • Norma Kassi (born April 10, 1954) is a native Gwich'in from Yukon Territory, Canada, and a former member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly and current chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
  • She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002, together with Sarah James and Jonathon Solomon.
  • They received the prize for their struggles for protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from plans of oil exploration and drilling.
  • Oil and gas exploration would disturb the life cycle of the Porcupine caribou, which has been the foundation for the Gwich'in culture for 20000 years.
  • In 2010 she was elected as Chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin.

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