Tribes in Alaska are here to stay. Too many times Alaska Natives have tried to work with the state to no avail on education, health issues, fish and game management, justice, and economic development. What makes the idea of working with the state so difficult and non-productive is that the state is broke. It can't provide an equitable energy distribution system to all Alaskans, can't properly fund our schools, can't provide adequate police protection to all of our villages, and many of our Tribal Villages are in the honey bucket era. 

The whole state is suffering from a state government that is in a fiscal mess that will take years to fix. Tribes are going to have to become more proactive in their efforts to improve their quality of life and achieving success in the pursuit of happiness. 

What is the state going to offer that they can deliver on? Not much.