Thank you for that.

The way we are going, yes, we are going to see extinction of salmon within 10 years.

We have sacrificed a lot on the Yukon, from salmon gear to fishing times, of the whole people on Yukon River.

It is time for a new path.

The traditional harvesting culture in Alaska Native communities remains really strong.

We are practicing cultural genocide from the Federal and the State government.

We have no choice but to be aware of every part and piece of the ecosystem, because everything is connected.

We have to be able to manage State waters, Federal waters, holistically.

I am absolutely not dismissing changes to ANILCA or any other legislation here.

Let's have a demonstration project on co-management. Let's fund it.

The record will remain open for two weeks now.

Our situation is dire, and it indicates we need a fundamental shift in our fishery management systems.

Salmon are not just swimming dollar signs, Salmon are our life. They are in our DNA.

Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.

Senator Murkowski, we applaud the work you have done to support AYK salmon populations through Congressionally directed spending in support of research, monitoring, and comanagement.

We have no choice but to be aware of every part and piece of the ecosystem, because everything is connected.

It is so important that your connection to this resource be shared in a way that people from Washington, D.C. and other parts of the Country may not be able to quickly grasp.

it seems to me that the Yukon is in a humanitarian crisis.