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

The impact of the historic salmon declines is profound on our communities.

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

I do not have that magic button that can put fish back in the river now.

We have to be able to manage State waters, Federal waters, holistically.

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

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

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

I do want to just note that there are no permanent protections for that co-stewardship.

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.

So let me ask on that, I want to get your input on this.

Thank you, Mr. Winkelman.

We need some answers. We need to be heard. We cannot accept this as a government formality for turning a deaf ear on the poor.

It is time for a new path.

You have taken a huge step forward by moving the Office of Subsistence Management under the Secretary of Interior.

This is not the time or the place to develop the world's largest open pit mine on the backs of the tribal nations of this region.

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

Congress should support and invest in Alaska Native peoples to increase our capacity to protect our interests in the lands and waters.

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

I absolutely hear and understand the fears that you have about the future of subsistence.

The record will remain open for two weeks now.

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

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

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.

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