The communities have long argued that being left out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was an injustice.
"Alaska Landless tribes"
Petersburg assembly will send letter opposing Alaska Native lands bill
The Petersburg assembly voted to send a letter opposing a bill that would create five new urban Native corporations in Southeast Alaska and transfer land from the Tongass National Forest to those corporations.
Senators reintroduce bill that would grant land to Alaska Native communities in Southeast
The bill would grant just 23,040 acres of land that’s now national forest to each of the five new corporations.
Petersburg to take comment on Alaska Native land legislation
Community members have another chance to weigh in tonight on the potential transfer of Tongass National Forest land to five new urban Native corporations.
Alaska senators revive landless bill
If passed, the improvement act would allow the five corporations to pick land of historic, cultural and commercial value, but would not allow conservation lands to be awarded.