08/19/2009
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"I am kind of reaching back to a letter that I had sent to you earlier this year."
"In Alaska, we don't have Tribal lands. And I want to make sure that he is talking about the villages in Alaska that have ANCSA lands, they are not Tribal."
"So you are ensuring that throughout this process, we don't drop the ball in terms of that commitment, then?"
"I do think it is important that we understand how this, through access, we really can make a difference in the lives of so many who choose to live in their homelands and want to remain there."