Sheri Buretta

The impact of the For Alaska campaign will help write the next chapter in Alaska’s history.

It is time to abandon the “sunset” approach and adopt the “perpetual endowment” model used by countless institutions around the world.

We believe there is a way to support the wildlife, lands and communities of the spill-affected area in perpetuity.

Although there is absolutely no pleasure in making these hard choices, I can promise you that our values will guide us in all of our actions.

I know that we are all doing everything we can to keep our families, employees, and in our case, students safe.

Assistant Secretary Sweeney is simply following the CARES Act as it was written and mandated by Congress.

ANCSA was a grand social experiment, an alternative to the Lower 48 reservation model, one that embraced Western business practices while recognizing our unique cultures, values and ties to our ancestral lands. ANCSA created the regional and village Native corporations in Alaska today.