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After I got asked to testify here, I got a copy of the cutting sched- 

 ule for the devastation that they want to do to this island. The map 

 calls it Tongass National Forest. My grandfather called it Haida 

 country. They do not call it that anymore. It implies ownership. 



Nobody came to Hydaburg and said, "We are going to devastate 

 our country because we need to employ 600 people in Ketchikan." 

 Nobody came and asked, "What do you think?" These 600 people 

 in Ketchikan are going to go to Bernie's and buy furniture. Bernie 

 is going to buy advertising from the "Daily News." The "Daily 

 News" is going to run editorials on its front page calling it news, 

 so we have a little loop here, but the whole start of it is the devas- 

 tation of my ancestors' land. 



Nobody came to Hydaburg and said, "What do you think?" Per- 

 haps we still are nonpeople. Perhaps that petition did not do any 

 good. Perhaps. 



When I got asked to testify, I asked for a bit of information about 

 Don Young, so I got faxed an article, and part of this process — after 

 you immigrated to Alaska and became a political person — ^you 

 started out your career as a loser 



The Chairman. Now, you do not have to get personal. What do 

 you mean a loser? You are a loser if you say that. 



Mr. Morrison. You lost your original election, is what I meant, 

 sir. 



The Chairman. Let me make it clear. I did not lose my original 

 election, so do not talk about that. I won all the rest of them. 



Mr. Morrison. Incredible, and nothing has changed. 



The Chairman. That is right, and it will not change. 



Mr. Morrison. My ancestors, when they thought they wanted to 

 become citizens, they were certain the government would be fair. 

 They were certain of it. As a matter of fact, most people in 

 Hydaburg think the government is going to be fair, even as they 

 see what is happening around them, but they have not seen what 

 is coming. 



This map shows what is coming, and it is not going to hit many 

 of them between the eyes until all those trees are gone. They are 

 never going to know what hit them. Right to the end, they are 

 going to be trusting, right to the end. They will look at the map, 

 and it has nothing to do with the reality of what you are doing. 



Thank you. 



The Chairman. Thank you for your presentation. 



I would make one suggestion, that SEACC asked you to testify; 

 is that true? 



Mr. Morrison. Yes, sir. 



The Chairman. In fact, that is the reason you were not notified, 

 because you were their choice, and we did not know that until yes- 

 terday, day before yesterday. 



Mr. Morrison. That is when I knew about it. 



The Chairman. If anything, it is politics from SEACC. They 

 asked you to testify. We did not know about it until yesterday. 



Mr. Morrison. OK. Is that of any significance? 



The Chairman. It is, yes. It was sort of alluded to the fact that 

 we had not informed you in time so you could prepare testimony. 



Just out of curiosity, Mr. Bristol, does SEACC support the Forest 

 Service TLMP alternative? 



