Although I disagree with some of the sentiments expressed in this piece by this fine writer, I do agree that Native Alaskans should hold on furiously to their culture, as should all peoples who live in places dominated by foreign culture, because if they don't, those foreign cultures will supplant their own. I am an American of Irish descent, and I appreciate the de-anglicization of place names in Ireland and the regrowth of the Irish language there. But, let's recognize that the domination of one culture over another is not unique to the Americas and not unique to the time of European dominance in world affairs. The Chinese dominated Vietnam for over a century, as they now dominate Tibet. Arabs, Berbers, and Turks dominated much of southern Europe for centuries. There are many, many more examples of the same. In fact, the view that only Europeans and their descendants engage in cultural domination is itself a result of ethnocentrism and its dehumanizing "noble savage" fantasy.