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Mike can get a little bit radical at times and there can be differences of opinions over issues, but the person behind what Mike says is someone who is watching his Eskimo culture diminish. At one time Akiak was more of a metropolis than Bethel was. Mike knows of the days when things were really rolling. He remembers the times when there were only honey buckets instead of flush toilets in the Bush. He has worked to make sure his people retain their dignity.

He is right about so many things. Many of our people in Alaska live in more deplorable conditions than in other countries where we send foreign aid.

Mike Williams does what’s good for his people. I think Mike is very sincere. He’s passionate, and his passion shows that he has a great heart. His motivation is correct, that he wants to help people.

—DeeDee Jonrowe

Veteran Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher

I first met Mike Williams about thirty years ago. He introduced himself to me when I was coordinating an Elders conference in the Bethel region. He said he was interested in doing things to help his people. My wife, Amy, and I had fostered what had become known as the Sobriety Movement.