People were living out in the middle of 'nowhere' when white men 'discovered' Alaska and all of its resources that they could exploit. 
We didn't just pop up on the map when statehood came along with little discussion about the pros and cons of statehood on the Alaska Native lifestyle. Statehood came to be without the full consent of Alaska's Native people. That act alone would assume that the framers of the state's constitution would have known the extent of the people's needs who live and lived in the 'middle of nowhere' and would have made sufficient provisions to meet those needs. If that is so, then the results have been horrible at the least and counter productive at the worst. 

I know the state can do better but it must first admit that it cannot deliver the the basic, essential public services that all people of the state of Alaska are entitled to. Then, some work can be done to close the Rural/Remote Tribal village and Urban gap.