Mary Peltola: “85% of our communities are off the road system.”

“Alaska has never been an easy place to live. For 12,000 years, Alaska natives have struggled with natural disasters, food scarcity and safety issues. And even today, when 85% of our communities are off the road system. we find ways to live our lives, lives, care for our families, and live far better lives than people, at least in my opinion, do in DC and elsewhere in the lower 48.” (06:55–06:59)

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