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The Act lays out the specifics of the corporations' status. Here is an excerpt of the relevant portion: [5] 43 U.S.C. § 1606 (a) Division of Alaska into twelve geographic regions; common heritage and common interest of region; area of region commensurate with operations of Native association; boundary disputes, arbitration.
This category collects articles concerning the Alaska Native village corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.. Alaska Native village corporations are for-profit corporations and are not to be confused with Alaska Native tribes recognized by the U.S. Government or with Alaska Native villages, which are separate entities.
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in the state of Alaska, United States.Its membership includes 178 villages (both federally recognized tribes and village corporations), thirteen regional native corporations, and twelve regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and run federal and state programs.
Note that while the names of Alaska Native tribal entities often include "Village of" or "Native Village of," in most cases, the tribal entity cannot be considered as identical to the city, town, or census-designated place in which the tribe is located, as some residents may be non-tribal members and a separate city government may exist.
Headquartered in Glennallen, Alaska, Ahtna is a for-profit corporation with more than 2,000 Alaska Native shareholders primarily of Ahtna Athabascan descent. Ahtna, Inc. stewards over 1,500,000 acres (6,100 km 2 ) of lands granted through land claims under ANCSA finalized between 1971 and 1998.
Pages in category "Alaska Native regional corporations" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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A current listing of Chugach Alaska Corporation's officers and directors, as well as documents filed with the State of Alaska since CAC's incorporation, are available online through the Corporations Database of the Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. [1]