Legislative Hearing Held for Landless Communities of Southeast Alaska

By Dixie Hutchinson | Sealaska on Jun 17, 2015   Rural, Sealaska Region, Southeast Alaska, State  

The House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing for H.R. 2386. U.S. Congressman Don Young, who introduced the bill, chairs the subcommittee. The federal legislation would recognize aboriginal land claims for five traditional villages that were excluded from the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), including […]