And that's, I think, what all of this is about, you know? And I think it's worth noting that We are a political group. We are nations. We operate government to government. We're not a racial subset. We are governments. And thank you. We all have sovereignty. We're all working to enhance our sovereignty and build upon it and just doing everything that we can to make our own communities better and really be in control of our own destiny. (08:30–08:43)
CLAIM
Asserts that Alaska Natives are political entities and operate on a government-to-government basis, not as a racial subset.
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