Flagship · ANCSA Resource Center
A working library for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Structured explainers, case law updates, and federal rulings — maintained by the LBB attorneys who litigate them.
Topics
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ANCSA Foundations
An overview of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971: structure, purpose, and the corporations and trusts it created.
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Land Conveyances & Status
ANCSA land selections, conveyances under § 14, and the legal status of surface and subsurface estates today.
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Section 7(i) & 7(j)
Revenue sharing among regional and village corporations — the litigation history and current practice.
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1991 Amendments
Restrictions on stock alienation, descendant enrollment, and corporate governance changes.
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Subsistence & ANILCA Title VIII
Federal subsistence priority, the Katie John line, and current Ninth Circuit precedent.
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Tribal Sovereignty
ANCSA, Public Law 280, and the relationship between Alaska tribes and Native corporations.
Timeline
- 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act enacted
- 1980 ANILCA establishes federal subsistence framework
- 1988 1991 Amendments restrict stock alienation
- 1995 Katie John I — federal subsistence on navigable waters
- 2025 Ninth Circuit reaffirms Katie John precedent
- 2026 Supreme Court denies cert in United States v. Alaska