The bill would return land to five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska that were left out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
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With $500,000 in support from Sealaska, landless Alaska Native communities continue push for their own village corporations
The Southeast Alaska Landless Corporation is crafting a bill that would divide 115,000 acres between five communities.
Landless Natives bill gets first hearing before Congress
Haines, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Tenakee were left out of 1971’s Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which gave land, money and corporate status to many other communities.