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Alaska Native Policy in the Twentieth Century

Alaska Native Policy in the Twentieth Century

This book explores the application of federal Indian policy to Alaska Natives in the 20th century a process driven by the federal government's desire to acquire Indian land. Twentieth century Indian policy as applied in Alaska has oscillated between encouraging the privatization of land and assimilation of Native Alaskans into the dominant society and allowing for Native autonomy and self-government. The Alaska Reorganization Act of 1936 better known as the Alaska Native New Deal promoted Native self-government through constitutions and native self-sufficiency through corporations within geographic limits of designated reservations. In Alaska the federal government's termination policy extended state jurisdiction over Native peoples after World War Two. A new policy of self-determination was initiated by the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. With this act 40 million acres were conveyed to newly created Native corporations. Alaska Natives would achieve self-determination by participation in corporate decisions. This history of the legislation and implementation of federal Indian policy in Alaska explores the tensions and reversals expressed through successive legislative acts and focuses upon the implications of this policy for Native Alaskans. | Alaska Native Policy in the Twentieth Century

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