This section contains excerpts of interviews and event transcripts featuring original participants reflecting upon the 30 years since the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. LitSite Alaska would like to express gratitude to the Alaska Humanities Forum, the University of Alaska Anchorage, UAA Department of Alaska Native Studies, and UAA Native Student Services for providing necessary funding to produce the tapes and transcripts.

Special thanks also to Chancellor E. Lee Gorsuch, Alaska Native Studies Professors Dr. Jeanne Eder, Irene Rowan, and Edgar Blatchford, UAA Native Student Services Director Willy Templeton, Tom Richards, and UAA Alaska Native Studies Administrative Assistant Penny Golden.