Very few tribes in Alaska have authority over land, so they haven’t had a way to open reservation-style casinos like tribes in the Lower 48. Many, like Tlingit and Haida, have sought to assert authority over Native allotments — like this one — owned by individual tribal citizens.
"Tribal sovereignty"
New Department of Interior opinion promises to recognize expanded tribal jurisdiction in Alaska
Tribes can exert jurisdiction over allotments granted to individual Natives, the department’s head attorney said on Feb. 1.
Attorneys argue scope of Metlakatla’s off-reservation fishing rights in federal court
Metlakatla Indian Community sued Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his administration in 2020, claiming the state’s fishing permit system infringes on rights guaranteed to the tribe by Congress.
Biden to sign order promoting tribal self-determination
The order comes as the 11th White House Tribal Nations Summit begins in Washington, D.C.
A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty
The state of Alaska is challenging the federal government’s decision on the lot, saying it “undermines key terms” of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act by creating a reservation.
Supreme Court takes up the Indian Child Welfare Act
ICWA faces broad constitutional challenges in an unfriendly court.