Moment of Truth: The Special Relationship of the Federal Government to Alaska Natives and Their Tribes — Update and Issue Analysis

Authors

• Stephen Conn
• Bart Kaloa Garber
• Stephen Haycox

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Description

Beyond considering the present state of the statutory relationship between the federal government and Alaska Natives, this analysis focuses on the power of Congress and the Executive Branch to change the relationship. Absent congressional acts which mandate some level of federal responsibility to Natives, the Executive Branch possesses an independent power over Native affairs which can be exercised to expand, reduce, or deny a special relationship as an enforceable federal obligation. Includes an appendix by Stephen Haycox, "Historical Aspects of the Federal Obligation to Alaska Natives."

Publication Date

10-19-1981

Keywords

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Alaska Natives, bush justice, rural justice, sovereignty

Recommended Citation

Conn, Stephen; Garber, Bart Kaloa; and Haycox, Stephen, "Moment of Truth: The Special Relationship of the Federal Government to Alaska Natives and Their Tribes — Update and Issue Analysis" (1981). Reports. 109.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_reports/109

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9657