Tribal leaders from across the state met in Anchorage on Wednesday for the Alaska Tribal Unity Gathering.
At a session on subsistence rights, Native Peoples Action Executive Director Andrea Burgess said working together is imperative.
“Things are literally shifting from beneath our feet, beneath our waters, that mindset shift that’s going to require that we as Native people stop fighting amongst our own entities,” Burgess said. “We don’t have any time to spare to be in disagreement amongst our own selves.”…