Dr. Rosita Worl, who teaches at the University of Alaska, also blamed the American government for driving the native Alaskans off their fishing and hunting lands.
"As American people, you need to look at what is happening not only in other countries," she said, "but in this country as well."
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"This is something we need to be keenly aware of."
The panel was sponsored by Cultural Survival, a group dedicated to defending the human rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities.