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'dxd( $ Figure  1   VZY I&mage <=8C HKKKK !  _e   ,j\6&"`z1% `E,,%y%y,,%j efefe(#e(# efefefef efefefef efefefef efefefef efefefef efefefef efefefef e(#e(#efef  ReleaseNo.0357.99    X|XXX XX| Remarks  `  # ##XX,#X| XXX 0  AsPreparedforDelivery#XX XX|# V (#(# J  byN  Secretary_ofAgriculture_Dan__Ԁ_Glickman_NationalForumontheFutureofAlaskaNativesWashington,DC!September9,1999 > m  ThankyouverymuchforthatkindintroductionandthankstotheAlaskaFederationofNativesfortheirtirelessleadershipandadvocacy.ItsanhonortobeherewithallofyouandwithmycolleagueSecretaryBabbitt,aswellasSenatorStevens,SenatorInouyeandMariaEchaveste.LetmealsopaymyrespectstoGovernorKnowlesandLieutenantGovernorFranUllman,whoIunderstandisheretoday.SpeakingtowardtheendoftheprogramlikethisremindsmeofthelineattributedtooneofElizabethTaylorslaterhusbands: Iknowwhattodo;Ijustdontknowhowtomakeit_interesting_.  Thetitleofthisconferencecouldntbemoreappropriate.TheveryfutureofAlaskaNativesiswhatsatstakeinthelongrunningdisputeoversubsistencefishingrights.Letmesayunequivocallythatifthestatedoesnotmoveforwardwithaconstitutionalamendment,22daysfromnowIampreparedtoworkwithSecretaryBabbitttoprovidetheresourcesnecessarytomanagethesefisheriesonthefederallevel!thusupholdingANILCA,preservingtherural ^2 priorityandprotectingtheNativeAlaskanwayoflife.  Wehopeitdoesntcometothat.Wehopethestatecanresolvethisonitsown.Werenotinthehabitofcominginandadministeringstateaffairs.Butwewilldoitifwehaveto.  Welldoitbecause,forAlaskaNatives,fishingisntjustweekendsport,anicewaytorelaxafteraroughweekattheoffice.Itiscertainlyaboutfoodandlivelihood,butthatisalsotrueofplacesinWashingtonstate,Massachusettsandothercoastalcommunities.ForAlaskaNatives,subsistencefishingisthefabricthatholdstheircommunitiestogether;_it_Ԁisboundupintheircultural,historicalandspirituallives.  TotakeitawaywouldbetoriptheheartoutofAlaskaNativevillages!theirsocial (r') structure,theirciviclife,theirfamilyandcommunitycohesion.TheendofsubsistenceprioritywouldnotonlybeaneconomiccrisisforAlaskaNatives;_it_Ԁcouldalsoleadtoarashofsocialills ~*R)+ !infantmortality,crimeandothers!forwhichwewouldallbearthecost. n+B*,   more 1/2  @RR)2  OurcommitmenttoAlaskaNatives,however,doesnotbeginandendwiththesubsistenceissue.AttheDepartmentofAgriculture,weareastrongandreliable_partner_Ԁforthesecommunities,usinganumberofdifferenttools.TheForestServicehascompletedseveralgovernmenttogovernmentMemorandaofUnderstandingwithAlaskantribesoneverythingfromeducationtohousingtoforestmanagement.Theagencyhashelped11AlaskaNativeCorporationstocompleteforeststewardshipplanning.Throughthepurchaseof183,000acresoflandinPrinceWilliamSound,weareworkingtorestorehabitatsdamagedbytheExxonValdezOilSpill,evenasweprovideresourcesforNativecommunitiestoinvestintheirpeople.AndtheForestServiceisalsoworkingwithtribesontechnologytransfer,youthprograms,careerfairsandmore.Weencourageyourthoughtsandsuggestionsonwaystoimproveourrelationshipwithyou  AnditsnotjusttheForestService.USDAsRuralDevelopmentAgency,forexample,iscommittedtohelpingNativecommunitiesbuildtheinfrastructuretheyneedtothrive.Injustthisfiscalyear,weveawarded$24.5millioninwaterandwastedisposalgrantsforAlaskaNativevillages.Wevealsoinvestedinhomeimprovementforlowincome,elderlyhomeowners.Wevemadeloansandloanguaranteestohelplocalbusinessesgrow.Andweprovidegrantstoupgradecommunityfacilities,likeroadsandhealthclinics.  Ofcourse,itissubsistencefishingthatremainsthelifebloodofNativeAlaskancommunities.Itsasystemandatraditionthat,frankly,_is_ԀverydifficultformanyAmericanstograsp.Whilethevillagesdoattractmoreandmoremainlandvisitorsthesedays,IdbewillingtobetthatthepeoplegatheredinthisroomrepresentatleasthalfofallAmericanswhotrulyunderstandtheircustomsandfolkways.  Afterall,thevastmajorityofAmericansnowliveinurbanandsuburbanareas.Asapeople,wevebecomeincreasinglydisconnectedfromthelandandnaturalresourcesrightinourownstatesandregions...letalonethewildlifeandfisheriesofAlaska.  Partofourseparationisasimplematterofproximityorlackof.Afterall,herein_Washington,DC_,weareclosertoMadridthanwearetoAlaska.ThewesternmostpointinthecontinentalUnitedStatesisstillafewhoursfromAlaskabyair.AndthatsjusttogettoKetchikan,JuneauorAnchorage.WearethenfurtherseparatedfromNativeAlaskansbytheisolationoftheirvillages.  Manyofyoumaybeawareofthefarmcrisiswerecurrentlyhaving.Infact,withCongresshavingreconvenedyesterday,afarmassistancepackagewillbeattheverytopofthisfallslegislativeagenda.AndIcouldnthelpbutnoticetheparallelsbetweenthechallengesfacingAmericanfarmersandthoseconfrontedbyAlaskaNatives.  Likesubsistencefishing,Americansmallfamilyfarmagricultureismorethananeconomicpursuit.Itisawayoflife,anethicthatbindsgenerations.Ofcourse,weunderstandthatagricultureisnolongerthedominantforceinAmericanlifethatitwas150yearsago.Justasweunderstandthatstatehood,urbanization,tourismandtheoilpipelinewereinevitableandwouldforeverchangetheAlaskaneconomyandculture.    more̹ 0/3  0/3    @  @  @m  @  @ 3o  Butthatdoesntmeanwejustfoldupthetentandgiveinentirelytotheforcesofmodernization.Whenitcomestocertainspecies,treesandbuildings,wehave,asanation,drawnthelineandsaid no.No,youcanthuntthisanimal,chopdownthistreeorrazethisbuilding.Theecologicalorhistoricalinterestinprotectingthemismorecompellingthantheprofitmotiveofthosewhowishtodoawaywiththem.  Whenitcomestosubsistencerightsandthefamilyfarmheritage,wemustdothesame.Weneedtopreservetheselastoutpostsoftradition.Weneedtoprotectourfarmlandfrom_sprawl_,andweneedtoprotectourNativeAmericanvillagesfrombeingoverrunbysportingandcommercialinterests.  Already,morethan95percentofAlaskanfishareharvestedforcommercialandrecreationaluse.IsittoomuchtoaskthatsomepiecebepreservedfortheNativeAlaskancommunity,whichhavebeenfishingthosewatersforovertenthousandyears?  ThefactisthatweareallenrichedbythecontributionofAlaskaNativevillages.Theyareapartofourepluribusunumcredo.Theyareaunique,brilliant_tile_ԀintheAmericanmosaic.Thenationisstrongerbyvirtueof_their_Ԁveryexistence.  Aswelookaheadtothenewmillennium,itstemptingtolookonlyattomorrowspossibilitiesthenewtechnologiesandinnovationsthatwillimproveAmericanqualityoflife.Butevenasweembracethepromiseofthe21stcentury,letsnotallowittoeclipsetraditionsthat  are50timesolderthanthenationitself.ThePresidentsWhiteHouseMillenniumCouncilencouragesusnotjustto ImaginetheFuture,butalsoto HonorthePast.AndIcanthinkofnobetterwaytodosothantopreservethesubsistencerightsofAlaskaNativevillages.  Thankyouverymuch.  #$