He stated many of the Native Alaskan Groups are Corporations and that some have "BILLIONS" in assets. So, this can and probably will become even more interesting than thought in the next few weeks.
AND YES - he definitely has invited them to take part in the wonderful exploration and development taking place...again the environmental mission statement:
Gotta Love it when a story begins to be told....little by little. Like a show on television - we wait til the next episode now.