Vehicle access to subsistence grounds at issue in three-day trial

Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg heard closing arguments on Wednesday in the case of Rosalie and Reuben Loewen versus the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and co-defendants. The trial centered on vehicular access to a popular hooligan fishing spot on the Chilkoot River owned for seven years by the Loewens.
The issue at the heart of this case is simple.
 
Tlingit subsistence users say they’ve had unfettered access to the river for centuries and want to continue th