WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior Thursday announced that it has completed the final step to begin processing applications received from eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans on approximately 27 million acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Via the Federal Register tomorrow morning, Secretary Deb Haaland will issue a Public Land Order that […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said the State of Alaska will continue to push the U.S. Department of Interior to open 28 million acres of federal land in Alaska for land allotments that are due to Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans and land selections due to the State. The State is appealing an Alaska […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – During a roundtable discussion Thursday with Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced that the Department will open approximately 27 million acres of federal lands to selection by eligible Alaska Native veterans. “We have a sacred obligation to […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized the first federal land allotments as part of the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program. “We have a sacred obligation to America’s veterans. I know the sacrifices made by those who serve in our military, and we […]