An Indigenous Vision for Our Collective Future: Becoming Earth’s Stewards Again (Fall 2020)

“Alaska’s laws and state constitution do not recognize Tribal
sovereignty or our customary and traditional life ways,” writes
Native Peoples Action, “forcing us to fight for our rights to steward
our own lands, animals, and waters. Instead, state government and
educational systems recognize non-Native ‘pioneers’ and more
recent newcomers as key figures in Alaska’s history, essentially
leading to Indigenous erasure.” This erasure, of course, affects
everyone and everything. As this article reminds us, “we are all
equal in the sacred balance of life.”

by Native Peoples Action