zoe: gwich'in leader bernadette demientieff takes the fight to washington, dc. m thousands and thousands and thousands of years of being here, of living here. bernadette: we are not only here to use our voice for our people, but for all people, for your children and your grandchildren. we are here to speak for our animals because they can't tell us when they're sick, they can't tell us when they're hungry, and they can't tell us about the impacts that they're dealing with with climate change. we should not have to trade our culture for oil and gas. zoe: recently, the democrat- held house voted to prevent drilling, but while the administration is determined to push ahead, the fight isn't over yet. bernadette: i think we're going to come together to stand up against this administration. i think we're--i see it. i see a lot of people that never usually work together unite. and i have to hold on to that hope. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ cc by aberdeen captioning 1-800-688-6621 www.aberdeen.io ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪