Alaska Inter-Tribal Council : Advocating for Alaska Tribal Governments

The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council has been working under orders from the Tribes to preserve our traditional subsistence culture, and indigenous way of life. During a meeting of Tribal Leadership in Anchorage, it was agreed upon to make changes to current federal law in order to protect our subsistence culture. A resolution was proposed as a result of collaboration among present Tribal Leaders, that would re-assert Tribal sovereignty and give Tribes the power to protect their subsistence culture.

During the recent National Conference of American Indians, the efforts of Alaska Inter-Tribal Council resulted in support of this proposed Tribal resolution. Further support for this resolution has been echoed by the current Presidential Administration.

Alaska Inter-Tribal Council calls upon all Tribes to pass a resolution outlining support for the following:

Now Therefore Be It Resolved, We call upon the United States Federal government to implement their commitment to fulfill their trust responsibility to a government-to-government relationship with federally recognized tribes by taking immediate action responding the following vital concerns, as follows:

1. REPEAL LANGUAGE IN SECTION 4(B) PL 92-203, THE “ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT”, THAT “EXTINGUISHED” ABORIGINAL HUNTING & FISHING RIGHTS OF ALASKA NATIVES

2. VACATE THE US SUPREME COURT DECISION IN “STATE OF ALASKA VS. VENETIE” BY CONGRESSIONAL ACT

This August AITC will be meeting with members of the Presidential Administration. Tribal Resolutions supporting these efforts will allow Alaska Inter-Tribal Council to present a unified voice of our Tribes at this meeting, which will convince the President to adopt these policies.

Please Pass This Resolution And Return Immediately To AITC
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Email: aitc@aitc.org