Our subsistence way of life must have unconditional Federal support, and the State of Alaska must show willingness to seek a different path forward other than litigation.

Discontinue using four-inch nets. They are killing my salmon out there.

We need your support for funding these, I don't know if they are private companies.

I really hope that we could move forward with a just path and that the tribes are listened to and heard, and their opposition to this project as a majority of the tribes are opposed.

It is time for a new path.

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

I feel this is historic in many ways, to actually be able to bring the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to Bethel

I also want to say quyana to the Association of Village Council Presidents for encouraging and organizing this event...

The loss of our critical salmon is ripping and tearing apart the fabric of who we are as Yup'ik and Dene people.

the need for the Federal Government to pay attention, to pay attention, to listen, to understand, and to act.

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

I want you to look into that. That is coming from near and dear, from my heart.

If we don't fish, we don't eat. It is pretty basic.

subsistence matters, our villages matter, salmon matters, and our way of life matters.

subsistence matters, our villages matter, salmon matters, and our way of life matters.

Congress needs to amend ANILCA to protect, once and for all, Alaska Native and Rural subsistence hunting and fishing rights.

We appreciate your support for congressionally directed spending for AYK salmon populations and are grateful for your work on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

If we were able to manage the resource, if we have funding that was stable for a dedicated period of time...