Aandaxjoon Allen
31:08 - 31:59
“Tlingit political identity is tied to sovereign tribal authority and the ability to determine citizenship, which by definition excludes non-Indigenous residents. Tribal citizenship is important within issues like environmental justice because it provides specific political authority, including to negotiate with the US federal government.”
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- Aandaxjoon Allen
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- 31:08 – 31:59
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- Alaska News
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And Tlingit political identity is tied to sovereign tribal authority and the ability to determine citizenship, which by definition excludes non-Indigenous residents. Tribal citizenship is important within issues like environmental justice because it provides specific political authority, including to negotiate with the US federal government. So even if non-Tlingit and non-Indigenous people can absolutely love Southeast Alaska, it's important to pay attention to how this long-term scale of residents impacts things and how Tlingit political authority is important, especially in the face of these ongoing environmental concerns. Next, we're going to talk about research in Southeast Alaska. And a lot of this work is based on a project that is a collaboration between the Sika Sound Science Center and Sika Tribe of Alaska.
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