2 OPENING STATEMENT THE FUTURE OF THE ARCTIC: KEEPING NEXT GENERATION LEADERS IN THE ARCTIC We came together from Arctic Indigenous and local communities across Alaska, Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sápmi to share our own perspectives and experiences to inform policy recommendations on keeping our next generations of leaders in the Arctic. [...] The next generation must guide the development of the Arctic in a sustainable way such that we respect and honor the existing natural and cultural values, while at the same time creating opportunities and contributing to solving the biggest challenges facing our societies and the world at large. [...] We believe that diversity and inclusion are the cornerstones to keeping and recruiting the next generation of leaders in the Arctic. [...] We are proud of being Northerners and feel a sense of responsibility for the North that is rooted in the continuation of practicing and sharing Arctic and Indigenous cultures. [...] 8 To uphold the required energy production to sustain life in the Arctic and in the world the energy output of the area must increase.
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