We have to be able to manage State waters, Federal waters, holistically.
I want to thank each of you for your written comments and what you have shared here for the committee and community.
I absolutely hear and understand the fears that you have about the future of subsistence.
Do it now, because you don't want Alaska to be the next devastating American dust bowl.
Salmon are not just swimming dollar signs, Salmon are our life. They are in our DNA.
the need for the Federal Government to pay attention, to pay attention, to listen, to understand, and to act.
Congress should support and invest in Alaska Native peoples to increase our capacity to protect our interests in the lan...
In closing, Senator Murkowski, subsistence matters, our villages matter, salmon matters, and our way of life matters.
We have no choice but to be aware of every part and piece of the ecosystem, because everything is connected.
We can never thank enough those who have stood to defend us and our Country's freedoms.
It is my hope that these comments... will illuminate the crisis that has unfolded in our communities and ecosystems.