The article discusses the Ambler Access Project, a proposed road in Alaska that would disrupt the natural landscape and threaten the way of life for indigenous communities. Jazmyn Vent, who grew up in Huslia, highlights the project’s risks to vital waterways like the Koyukuk and Kobuk rivers. These rivers have historically connected native communities and provided resources for sustenance. The proposed road enables copper mining and would result in increased truck traffic, raising concerns about ecological impact and the potential loss of an essential food supply.
"The stakes were high. The road would slice across the Koyukuk, the Kobuk, and nine other major rivers... threatening the peoples' supply of salmon."
"For generations, it and the region's other major rivers had served as highways connecting the Alaska Native communities scattered in this trackless landscape to one another and to the fish camps and hunting places..."
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