{"id":722169,"date":"2026-07-29T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=722169"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:46:09","slug":"native-america-calling-southeast-alaska-tribes-closer-to-land-designation-more-than-a-half-century-after-being-locked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/native-america-calling-southeast-alaska-tribes-closer-to-land-designation-more-than-a-half-century-after-being-locked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Southeast Alaska tribes closer to land designation more than a half century after being locked out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, July 29, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nSoutheast Alaska tribes closer to land designation more than a half century after being locked out\r\n<\/div>\r\nA bill making its way through Congress offers new hope for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withoutland.org\">five Native communities in Southeast Alaska to secure their own land<\/a> for the first time.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n For more than 50 years following the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaska_Native_Claims_Settlement_Act\">Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act<\/a> (ANCSA), the five tribes left out of the pivotal agreement that fundamentally changed tribal governance and land ownership in the state have been working to secure their homelands. Tribal leaders celebrated as the <a href=\"https:\/\/begich.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/house-passes-hr-41-advancing-recognition-five-southeast-alaska-native\">bill cleared the U.S. House of Representatives<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/41\">H.R.41<\/a>, the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut it\u2019s not without opposition; environmental groups and others worry the land transfer will turn over vast expanses of pristine old growth wilderness to a for-profit corporation intent on maximizing financial returns through extensive timber harvests and mining. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to hear about what this latest policy momentum accomplishes and discuss how we got here.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWithoutLand%2Fposts%2Fpfbid023jHnVbtvMa1bxr6CJNiLBVsUYPWaDMAWryCrN24YbxVGWyZS1aNchdtDnEbz5z5fl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; 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