First off, this is a story reported by a news service. The story is told in such a way as to invoke emotion, that is our "news" world nowadays. I can't understand the opacity behind some of the comments though... do people really think that Alaskan first peoples are the same as the whites in the lower 48? Where does "the circle" fit in to this picture? 
There was a reason the village was "dry". Why was the ethanol ban lifted? I see this as simply another iteration of greed via enslavement. This is no different than early 1800's with the Russians dropping off loads of ethanol so that they could rape the community of it's natural resources without having to kill folks directly. There is no difference at all in my opinion. 
These communities don't deserve to be raped again. And, to be blunt, they don't need to be judged on their morality or resultant behavior - unlike the folks behind the changes in the law.