Encouraging the United States Congress to provide a legal resolution to inequitable aboriginal land claims in the state; and encouraging the Alaska delegation in Congress to work with affected communities in the state.

Summary

The resolution asks the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that corrects the exclusion of five Southeast Alaska Native communities from land entitlements under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It targets Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wrangell and Tenakee, whose residents have lacked the same economic and cultural benefits as other Alaska Natives. The state also calls on its congressional delegation to work directly with these communities toward a fair solution.

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