Caroline Cannon
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Caroline Cannon | |
|---|---|
| Aqugaq | |
| Occupation | Iñupiat leader |
| Known for | Grassroots environmentalism |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2012) |
Caroline Cannon or Aqugaq is an Iñupiaq leader and environmentalist from Point Hope, Alaska.[1] She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2012 for her fight for protection of marine ecosystems against pollution from the petroleum industry.[2][3][4][5]
In 2020, Cannon co-authored a chapter, "We Will Fight to Protect the Arctic Ocean and Our Way of Life," with Robert Thompson, Rosemary Ahtuangaruak and Earl Kingik in Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point (Seven Stories Press), edited by Subhankar Banerjee.[6]
