Traditional knowledge systems, culture and the arts as a grounding to a sustainable life. The importance of supporting youth and one another in the transition. Evon Peter is the executive director of Native Movement and former chief of the Neetsaii Gwich'in from Arctic Village in Northeastern Alaska. He works with the United Nations and Arctic Council forum representing Indigenous and environmental interests. Speech made at the Food and Seed Sovereignty Symposium in Tesuque NM.