Subsistence News-12/9/94

To   Subsistence 2

From:      Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark:  Dec 07,94  3:04 PM          Delivered: Dec 09,94  9:59 AM

Status:    Previously read

Subject: Subsistence News-12/9/94

—————————————————————————–

Message:

*The more Alaska subsistence can be defined and treated as a social issue involving the conservancy and allocation of resources, rather than as a conflict of fundamental values, the more likely it is that solutions can be reached.

*Even with the election of Tony Knowles as Alaska’s new governor, Subsistence in Alaska is likely to remain in a dual system of state-federal management because of two separate constitutional foundations: the state commitment to equal rights, and the federal governments trust responsibility for Alaska Natives.

*There are many who suggest that Native and rural residents are better served by this dual state-federal system. Under the dual system, federal courts reinforce federal managers following mandates specified under ANILCA.

*Many believe that if a rural preference were adopted by the state of Alaska, state managers would continue to be responsive to sport and commerical interests despite a constitutional exception. Protection for rural residents would then fall to the federal courts for relief.