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No Appeal from State of Alaska in Land-into-Trust Case

By Raeanne Holmes | Tlingit Haida Central Council on Aug 16, 2016 Featured, Southwest Alaska, State

JUNEAU, AK (August 16, 2016) – After a decade of litigation, the State of Alaska has announced it will not seek further appeal in the Akiachak Native Community v. State of Alaska. The State’s decision followed a landmark ruling issued in June 2016 by the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that […]

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

By Department of the Interior on May 1, 2014 Breaking News, Featured, Rural

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 […]