Dune Lankard, an Eyak Native, was a subsistence and commercial fisherman before the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. In response to the catastrophe, he founded the Eyak Preservation Council and Native Conservancy, which has helped preserve more than a million acres of wild salmon habit along 3,500 miles of the Gulf of Alaska coastline, helping build resilient communities and regenerative/restorative economies. Dune has also served on a number of boards, including for International Funders for Indigenous Peoples, the Seva Foundation, and Bioneers.