We urge you to push federal agencies to work with us to develop co-stewardship agreements for federally-managed lands an...
Traditional ecological knowledge must inform our actions and decisions.
The Federal Government must act.
Thank you for sharing in ways that are both informative and personal. I appreciate that a great deal.
Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.
We are the ones that have had to bear that burden of conservation.
I want you to look into that. That is coming from near and dear, from my heart.
Are you concerned that we will continue to see greater health care challenges out in this region?
We applaud the work you have done to support AYK salmon populations through Congressionally directed spending.
In closing, Senator Murkowski, subsistence matters, our villages matter, salmon matters, and our way of life matters.
What do we do to replace wild food sources, like salmon, when they are in such states of collapse?
Our subsistence way of life must have unconditional Federal support, and the State of Alaska must show willingness to se...
Senator Murkowski, you will be called on to lead Alaskans in achieving this bold new consensus.
I do not have that magic button that can put fish back in the river now.
If we don't fish, we don't eat. It is pretty basic.
I absolutely hear and understand the fears that you have about the future of subsistence.
We must work together, because ultimately the loss of salmon threatens your ways of life.
I hope that our tribal leaders, the State and Federal Government will become a stronger advocate for recovery and wellne...
