PHOTOS

Marie Chiklak performs with the Acliquq Singers and Dancers on Monday at the Arctic Imperative Summit.

President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson photographed at the Alyeska Resort during the 2011 Arctic Imperative Summit.

Alaska Dispatch publisher and Arctic Imperative Summit organizer Alice Rogoff listens to speakers on the Arctic International Affairs panel on Monday.

Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Danish Ambassador to the United States, looks over his notes before addressing the Arctic International Affairs panel at the Arctic Imperative Summit at the Alyeska Resort on Monday, June 20, 2011.

Arctic Imperative Summit attendees listen to the Arctic International Affairs panel on Monday, June 20, 2011.

President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson gives his keynote address at the Arctic Imperative Summit on Monday.

Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations, addresses the Arctic International Affairs panel during the Arctic Imperative Summit at Alyeska Resort on Monday, June 20, 2011.

Sergey Kislyak, Russian Ambassador to the United States, makes a point during the Arctic International Affairs panel on Monday.

Gen. Joseph Ralston, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, speaks on Arctic national security on Monday.

Joshua Ogawa takes a photograph on the shore of the Arctic Ocean on June 22 while visiting Barrow during the 2011 Arctic Imperative Summit tour.

Alaska Dispatch publisher Alice Rogoff addresses residents of Savoonga during a community meeting on Thursday, June 23. Rogoff organized a information-gathering tour to five Arctic villages as part of the 2011 Arctic Imperative Summit.