Governor Parnell attacks Native subsistence. The Parnell administrations decision this week to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the latest Katie John subsistence ruling. In 2001, after a precedent-setting decision in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that set the stage for the current fight, then-Gov. Tony Knowles visited John at her fish camp and came away saying he wouldnt appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeal outraged AFN leaders, who called a news conference in Anchorage Tuesday to express their displeasure. The latest action by the state of Alaska is an assault upon the people of Alaska who depend upon hunting, fishing and gathering to feed their families, said Tara Sweeney, AFN co-chair. Read more here: adn/2013/11/05/3160437/state-appeal-of-subsistence-ruling.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:48:51 +0000
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