Tlingit activist recalls history of Indigenous women protecting the Tongass: ‘The momentum has only grown’

Alaska Public Media | By Lyndsey Brollini, KTOO - Juneau

Published February 17, 2022 at 12:17 PM AKST

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Lingít activist Wanda Culp. (Photo by Melissa Lyttle, courtesy of Southeast Alaska Conservation Council)

It has been 21 years since the 2001 Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest was first established.

For the people involved in the battles between industry and subsistence, the tug-of-war over land use in the Tongass National Forest has been going on even longer.

KTOO’s Lyndsey Brollini sat down with Tlingit activist Kashudoha Wanda Culp to talk about the impact of such a long history and the role that Indigenous women have played in this conflict.

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