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DECEMBER 22, 2000

A bill that would allow descendants of Alaska Native veterans who died in the Vietnam War to apply for allotments awaits President Bill Clinton's signature.

The bill would apply only to descendants of those who died between 1964 and 1971. In 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed, ending the Alaska Native allotment program.

But those who were in the service might not have been aware of ANCSA. ANCSA was previously amended to allow living veterans who served between 1969 and 1971 to apply for allotments.

Alaska Natives had said the bill should apply to any deceased Vietnam veterans because even those who died later missed the same opportunity.

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