"Joel Jackson described the Tongass as 'the most beautiful cathedral you will ever walk into,' emphasizing its importance to the Kake community and their ancestral ties to the land."
"The Forest Service's current approach to rolling back the Roadless Rule has been criticized for lacking public engagement, with advocates noting a pattern of shorter comment periods and no public meetings."
"Community groups have started holding their own meetings, like the people's hearing, to ensure that local and national voices are included in discussions about land-use changes."
The Organized Village of Kake has consistently supported the protection of the Tongass National Forest, emphasizing its cultural significance and the need to end clear-cutting. In 2001, the tribe backed the U.S. Forest Service's proposal for roadless area protection. Twenty-five years later, the tribe reiterated this support at a people's hearing, highlighting the lack of public meetings by the Forest Service regarding changes to the Roadless Rule. Community groups are now facilitating their own meetings to ensure local voices are heard in land-use decisions.
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