Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.

We must work together, because ultimately the loss of salmon threatens your ways of life.

To the rest of the Country, we are located on the edge of the map.

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

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

I really hope that we could move forward with a just path and that the tribes are listened to and heard.

This is something that I want to do, because I hear you.

Thank you for sharing in ways that are both informative and personal. I appreciate that a great deal.

We can never thank enough those who have stood to defend us and our Country's freedoms.

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.

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

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

I wish they would close that Area M for five years, and we would see the truth in five years.

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.

The burden of conservation is borne primarily by those who live along the coast.

What do we do to replace wild food sources, like salmon, when they are in such states of collapse?

Help me end suicide. Help me protect our Native rights. Help me restore our resources for future generations. And most of all, help me save Alaska.

What good is the federal trust responsibility if the results in the loss of our fish, our communities, our culture, our lives?

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.

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

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

We need to be paying attention to that aspect of knowledge that you bring to the table.

Our tribes matter. Subsistence matters. Our villages matter. Salmon matter. We cannot be ignored any longer.

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.

The record will remain open for two weeks now. So anything that you might wish to supplement for the record will be included as part of that.