Are Alaska wildlife better protected than people? âWhen something horrible happens to our people, we donât have law enforcementâ Author: Joaqlin Estus In Southeast Alaska, Tlingit villagers say it seems like the state places more value on the life of a moose than the safety of human beings. In early April the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida held a forum on House Bill 123, which would provide state recognition to federally recognized tribes. The subject of public safety response times compared to wildlife protection came up. “In our villages, we often don't have law enforcement, right? When something happens to our people, [when] something horrible happens, we don't have the law enforcement that other communities have,” said First Alaskans Institute CEO and President La Quen Náay Liz Medicine Crow, who is Haida and Tlingit.