Interior Department Invites Public Comment on Proposed Rule to Take Land into Trust for Alaska Native Tribes

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of President Obama’s commitment to upholding the nation’s trust responsibilities to American Indian and Alaska Natives, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn Wdnesday announced that the Interior Department is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would allow the Secretary of the Interior to consider petitions from Alaska Native tribes to take […]

Alaska Native Tribes Move One Step Closer to Self-Governance

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In a phone call delivered to U.S. Senator Mark Begich’s office from the Department of Interior (DOI), DOI Announced the end of federal rules that have prohibited DOI from taking land into trust for Alaska Native tribes.  The reversal of these regulations after much  litigation brings Alaska tribes one  step closer to tribal self-determination, which […]