"I would like to thank U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for holding this Field Hearing"
"If we don't fish, we don't eat. It is pretty basic."
"We are the ones that have had to bear that burden of conservation."
"I would just really encourage Senator Lisa Murkowski and the Committee on Indian Affairs that you please govern us for the health and well-being of our people."
"We can never thank enough those who have stood to defend us and our Country's freedoms."
"We also appreciate Senator Murkowski's support for greater Tribal representation on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council."
"Our situation is dire, and it indicates we need a fundamental shift in our fishery management systems."
"We need immediate action to find solutions to this crisis. That won't happen unless the Federal Government is willing to listen to and partner with Tribes."
"Today, we want you to understand the importance of Tribal voices, Local & Traditional Knowledge and cooperative management in fishery management processes."
"Congress needs to amend ANILCA to protect, once and for all, Alaska Native and Rural subsistence hunting and fishing rights."
"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."