12/05/2023
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"I'm not convinced, as I look to the the -- the plan that the president presented yesterday, that what we're seeing is that much different than what we have been doing in the past."
"Federal dollars are still needed because Alaska is so huge and connecting those communities costs a fortune."
"First, the federal government must quickly complete the land transfers to Native corporations it promised 30 years ago under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act."
"I propose that management of the harvestable portion of the Tongass be returned to its original stewards--Alaska Natives--through a Native Stewardship Trust led by Sealaska."