In Bristol Bay, residents testify on opening federal lands to development kdlg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kdlg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tribes organize First Indigenous Sovereign Habitat Tribal Conservation District from Bering Sea to Interior Alaska kyuk.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kyuk.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The initiative is an attempt by tribes in the area to gain more say over some of the millions of acres of federal land that were set aside under section D-1 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
"The Biden administration plans to conduct an in-depth analysis of a series of public land orders issued in the final weeks of the Trump administration that sought to open 28 million acres of federal lands in Alaska to oil and gas development and mining activity."