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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2001

A recent gathering Alaska Governor Tony Knowles touted as helping to come to consensus on subsistence has done little to sway the people responsible for making a decision on the matter.

Despite the recommendations of Knowles' summit, a number of state senators are still opposed to a subsistence priority for rural residents. The state's constitution forbids a preference for any citizen -- rural or Alaska Native.

The consitution conflicts with the Katie John decision, which upheld Alaska Native subistence rights. Knowles is considering appealing the case to the Supreme Court and said he would hold off if lawmakers agreed to put a rural preference amendment on the ballot.

Get the Story:
Votes aren't swayed (The Anchorage Daily News 8/26)

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