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Starting From Scratch: Reasserting "Indian Country" In Alasky By Placing Alaska Native Land Into Trust, William H. Holley
Starting From Scratch: Reasserting "Indian Country" In Alasky By Placing Alaska Native Land Into Trust, William H. Holley
Florida A & M University Law Review
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was enacted for the purpose of promoting economic development in remote Alaska Native villages. ANCSA has fallen short of this goal. ANCSA dissolved the trust relationship between Alaska Native tribes and the federal government by transferring former tribal lands to state-chartered, Native corporations. As a result, ANCSA severed Alaska Native tribal authority from tribal lands. Today, tribal governments in Alaska are without the resources necessary to address issues that threaten the survival of their communities. Tribal governments throughout the lower 48 states have long used federal land-into-trust provisions to expand and consolidate former …