"We the TAA'TL'AA DENEAY (Headwater People) of Mentasta Tribe herby declare our mission to serve our people. That our children, their children, grandchildren and their great-grandchildren through all generations shall enjoy the same inherent rights as our grandfathers and grandmothers; also to allow for tribal sovereignty, adaptability and growth through self-determination. Our mission is also to allow our people to share a common custom, concern, language, land, our customary laws, the traditional uses of our land, and our unwritten tribal laws as a tribe."