Land Selection and Development under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

Abstract

In accordance with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, Alaskan Natives have begun through their corporations to make selections from certain U.S. federal lands in return for their relinquishment of claims to aboriginal rights. Since the selections must be made quickly, one corporation has cooperated with a geophysical institute in the application of satellite imagery to the survey of available lands and resources. The results have been beneficial to the Native interest.