In fact, it is probably more environmentally balanced than if you were to select within the box.
I will be working with Senator Wyden, Senator Barrasso, and Senator Bingaman to ensure that we are able to reach a resolution.
Let me ask the question about the environmental impacts, because I believe it was Ms. Burke, and also Mr. Jensen, but I believe that Ms. Bur...
Let me ask you that, Mr. Claus, because it appears that SEACC is taking a position in opposition of these Native sacred sites. Is that corre...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
We have expressed our concern about the cooperative agreement language on numerous occasions to Sealaska and to both Senators Murkowski and ...
I very much appreciate your sense of urgency and understand that this is an important issue and that it does have to be addressed in a timel...
I don't want this to be a situation where this legislation that would bring, equity to the Sealaska people would be held hostage to a proces...
Is it not also accurate that it's not just Sealaska, but through the 7 [i] distributions other Alaska Native corporations throughout the Sta...
I think it was extremely helpful in just laying out why we are here.
I recognize your point, but I think we also understand that moving to this second growth transition, the proposal that Sealaska has advanced...
The question some have asked me is, well, if Sealaska has waited for 38 years to get their final conveyance and if in fact there is this pro...
I have heard nothing but statements of goodwill about working towards final resolution and it is certainly my intention to push us all in th...
I have a whole series of questions, but I don't want Mr. Claus to feel like I'm not giving equal time.
What these bills at their heart attempt to resolve is issues with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that this Congress passed some 38 ...
if you're going to accelerate you need the funding. But you need to ask for it.
Almost everyone agrees that Sealaska should be able to gain the last 65,000 to 85,000 acres promised the corporation by ANCSA's terms.
To my knowledge, there's no opposition to the Bering Straits land conveyance bill.
