Two Alaska Native tribes said they are leaving a lawsuit that seeks to stop construction of a state-proposed 200-mile industrial road through the wilderness that would reach a valuable mineral district in Northwest Alaska.
It would link Alaska’s skeletal road system north of Fairbanks to the Ambler mining district, ending nearA portion of it would cross the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
The tribes said Thursday in the statement that they want their voices to be heard in a productive dialogue with the project proponents and federal agencies. Doing so will help their communities, while demonstrating their commitment to ensuring responsible development, they said. surface access to the Ambler Mining District, sought to balance the state’s extraction-based economy with environmental protection.during the summerDunleavy, in an emailed statement from his office, said: “I sincerely appreciated the time I spent discussing the proposed Ambler Road Project with members of the Huslia and Allakaket tribes, and how it can bring family wage jobs and prosperity to their members while still preserving their culture and traditions for future generations.
“If you can’t afford to hunt or buy gas, you can’t practice a subsistence lifestyle,” Burgett said in an interview Thursday. “You have to have jobs and opportunity to live in today’s western world and lifestyle.”
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