We appreciate your support for greater Tribal representation on the NPFMC.

We need your support for funding these, I don't know if they are private companies.

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

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

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

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

The Federal Government must act.

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

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

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.

We have sacrificed a lot on the Yukon, from salmon gear to fishing times, of the whole people on Yukon River.

So, one of the things that I often hear is that on Federal lands and waters, our subsistence resources and habitat are not being actively managed to ensure viable resource populations.

We appreciate your support for greater Tribal representation on the NPFMC.

Our situation is dire, and it indicates we need a fundamental shift in our fishery management systems.

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

It is so important that your connection to this resource be shared in a way that people from Washington, D.C. and other parts of the Country may not be able to quickly grasp.

Thank you for sharing in ways that are both informative and personal.

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.

short of legislation, what needs to happen, because legislation will take a long time, I know that, but I think even something as simple as crossing the lines, crossing parties and getting a compromise on this one issue

Again, it is not going to be a perfect solution, but hopefully it is a stepping stone in the right direction.

We are tired. No more.

When you rely on salmon for your food source, it is not just because it is what is on sale. It is because it is what you have.

Let our Tribes help the federal government, and one another, to address salmon declines, climate change, and the impacts on our communities.

We especially thank you for your leadership to include language in the Fiscal Year 24 Appropriations Bill to reposition the Office of Subsistence Management to the Interior Secretary's Office.

Our subsistence way of life must have unconditional Federal support, and the State of Alaska must show willingness to seek a different path forward other than litigation.