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dependent upon huge Soviet-style price supports. In these times of 

 declining oil revenues, how can we possibly expect to pay the mil- 

 lions necessary to keep this mill operating — the Permanent Fund 

 maybe? 



And what about the KPC mill? What is it going to be, Mr. Chair- 

 man, do you want the feds out of Southeast or not? While pushing 

 this State's rights bill, you are also pushing the KPC contract ex- 

 tension bill, which would guarantee at least 23 more years of joint 

 Federal/corporate dominance over the Tongass. I guess, to coin a 

 phrase, it is easier to complain than it is to lead. Unfortunately, 

 you and other members of the Alaska delegation seem content to 

 practice the politics of division. The harsh truth is: None of your 

 proposals do much for the people of Thome Bay or Prince of Wales 

 over the long haul. Instead of holding field hearings with high- 

 minded concepts which stand little chance of becoming law, let us 

 focus our time, money, energy, on what will and what will not work 

 here on the island. How about financial assistance for Steve Seley's 

 proposed facility at Tolstoi Bay or low-interest loans and marketing 

 assistance so we get every dollar and employ as many POW resi- 

 dents as possible from island-based facilities like the Viking mill in 

 Klawock, and how about more help for Alaska fishermen searching 

 for new ways to sell their salmon? 



These are just a few quick ideas I have gathered from talking to 

 folks on POW. You have it backwards, Mr. Chairman. You intro- 

 duced an atrocious bill, then went to work manufacturing consent 

 for it. If you truly believe in State rights, I suggest the next time 

 you visit Southeast, leave your political agenda and your bad bills 

 back home in Washington, D.C. 



Thanks. 



[Statement of Mr. Bristol may be found at end of hearing.] 



Unidentified Speaker. That is the biggest crock of BS-- — 



The Chairman. I always enjoy it because it is the same testi- 

 mony I have heard at every hearing, the exact same thing by some- 

 body who has been writing back in Juneau, and it would have felt 

 better if you had done it yourself. 



Mr. Bristol. Well, to be perfectly honest 



The Chairman. Vicki, you are next. 



STATEMENT OF VICKI LECORNU, HAIDA TRIBE 



Ms. LeCornu. Thank you. Congressman Young. 



My name is Vicki LeCornu. I am from the Haida Tribe. Thank 

 you for the opportunity to provide testimony. I hope you enjoy your 

 stay on Haida Gwaii. 



Today the Native people merely subsist on the Tongass. No 

 longer can we make a living in our own country. The non-Native 

 economy is built upon what was but 24 years ago our tribal herit- 

 age. We are no longer participants in the fisheries in our area but 

 must sit on the sidelines as our fishing rights are outlawed by the 

 State of Alaska or more of our traditional lands are withdrawn for 

 other purposes. 



The Federal protections in ANILCA derive from the trust respon- 

 sibility of the Federal Government to maintain the tribe's contin- 

 ued freedom to use and occupy lands important to the lives and 

 welfare of the Haida people. Through ANILCA, Congress sought to 



