That's total nonsense. When they controlled Chitina access for a decade, they didn't clean up or husband the land. They just collected their fee and lorded it over anyone who used the resource. And, it turned out it was all a lie. They didn't own it. But nobody forced them to refund the money they stole from Alaskans.

People are right about this being a respect issue, but they get it wrong about who should be respecting whom. Ahtna and their members have zero respect for anyone outside of their corporation. They think they should have a stake in everyone's wallet for anything we do. They are rude racists who need to learn to respect those who graciously bring economic activity into their region.

If that sounds harsh, it's because bullies deserve harsh critique. This is just the latest attempt by Ahtna to bully the rest of us and deny us the right to use Alaska's lands.

BTW, I don't feel this way about other Native corporations. Some do have respect for other Alaskans. Ahtna doesn't.