The Aborigine in Comparative Law: Subnational Report on Alaska Natives

Authors

• Stephen Conn

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Description

This paper describes the current state of aboriginal rights in Alaska and the impact of federal and state laws and policies on Alaska Native political and legal rights, tribal status, self-determination, and access to tribal lands. Topics covered include the legal determination of Alaska Native identity, the legal status of Alaska Native groups, Alaska Native land rights, sovereignty and self-government, subsistence, recognition of family and kinship structures, the criminal justice system in rural Alaska, customary versus formal legal process, and human rights and equality before the law.

Publication Date

8-13-1986

Keywords

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Alaska Native lands, Alaska Natives, bush justice, Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), legal anthropology, rural justice, sovereignty, subsistence, traditional law ways, tribal government

Recommended Citation

Conn, Stephen, "The Aborigine in Comparative Law: Subnational Report on Alaska Natives" (1986). Conference papers. 18.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_papers/18

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9784