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

Thank you, Mr. Winkelman.

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

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

Allow them to have an opening to enable their communities to continue to teach this way of life.

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

We are tired. No more.

Do it now, because you don't want Alaska to be the next devastating American dust bowl.

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

We voted you in with trust, as well as others. It is time for us to wake up and not sleep.

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.

It is time for a new path.

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

The Federal Government must act.

One of the key takeaways from that was the need for Native people to have a seat at the table, equal voice in management of subsistence resource.

I have a Tlingit name, Aan shaaw tk'i. I do not have a Yup'ik name.

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

I would like to thank Senator Murkowski, members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and your staff for organizing this field hearing to hear directly from our Tribes.

Stop allowing the status quo so as to not affect industry harvest to the extent practicable in fisheries management.

I hope that our tribal leaders, the State and Federal Government will become a stronger advocate for recovery and wellness.

Senator Murkowski, you will be called on to lead Alaskans in achieving this bold new consensus.

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

Thank you very much, Senator Lisa Murkowski, for being with us today on this historic day, as you said.

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

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