I have a Tlingit name, Aan shaaw tk'i. I do not have a Yup'ik name.
Congress needs to amend ANILCA to protect once and for all Alaska Native rural subsistence hunting and fishing rights an...
We applaud the work you have done to support AYK salmon populations through Congressionally directed spending.
It is so important that your connection to this resource be shared in a way that people from Washington, D.C. and other ...
The Federal Government must act.
Stop allowing the status quo so as to not affect industry harvest to the extent practicable in fisheries management.
Thank you for sharing in ways that are both informative and personal. I appreciate that a great deal.
We need equal decision-making representation in Federal fisheries management, in this case the North Pacific Fisheries M...
When we do manage our own world, we have places like YKHC, like ANMC, that didn't happen overnight.
I absolutely hear and understand the fears that you have about the future of subsistence.
What it really comes down to is how you not only feed your families, but how you keep your culture and traditions alive.
In closing, Senator Murkowski, subsistence matters, our villages matter, salmon matters, and our way of life matters.
If you are serious about talking about co-management, you have to look at getting more funding for it.
If we don't fish, we don't eat. It is pretty basic.
One of the key takeaways from that was the need for Native people to have a seat at the table, equal voice in management...
Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.
We need immediate action to find solutions to this crisis. That won't happen unless the Federal Government is willing to...
We are the ones that have had to bear that burden of conservation.
