Jaeleen Kookesh
317:26 - 317:48
"We could amend the state constitution. It is complicated to have a dual management system. To think about whether you're on state land or private land or federal land, to make sure you have your GPS on to know whose property you're on. So maybe it might work if we worked with the state to have a state constitutional amendment."
“We could amend the state constitution. It is complicated to have a dual management system. To think about whether you're on state land or private land or federal land, to make sure you have your GPS on to know whose property you're on. So maybe it might work if we worked with the state to have a state constitutional amendment.”
- Speaker
- Jaeleen Kookesh
- Timestamp
- 317:26 – 317:48
- Transcript
- Facebook video 1118570150823121
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
Stateside, we also have some options, and I talked about this already. We could amend the state constitution. It is complicated to have a dual management system. To think about whether you're on state land or private land or federal land, to make sure you have your GPS on to know whose property you're on. So maybe it might work if we worked with the state to have a state constitutional amendment.
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