ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Monday announced a Public Land Order opening about 812,000 additional acres of public lands managed by BLM Alaska to selection by eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans under Sec. 1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019. The Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans […]
Allows Village Corporations to have Lands Restored for the Needs of Shareholders and Residents U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, introduced legislation to sunset the requirement for village corporations to reconvey lands for municipal uses under Section 14 (c) (3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). ANCSA did not set […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Monday, Federal District Court Judge Holland dismissed the State of Alaska and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)’s case against the United States for the Department of Interior (DOI)’s failure to clean up Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) contaminated lands. “The dismissal of this case is a maddening excuse […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska– On Thursday, July 13, 2023, the 7th Annual Afognak Youth Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the Native Village of Port Lions and the Native Village of Afognak will be held at the Anchorage Golf Course. Each year, the event provides a great networking opportunity for participants to connect with leaders and staff of Alaska […]