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New Department of Interior opinion promises to recognize expanded tribal jurisdiction in Alaska • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics
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A new legal opinion by the top attorney at the U.S. Department of the Interior has extended the jurisdiction of Alaska tribes over a broad swath of the state, upending decades of precedent and offering new opportunities for the state’s 228 federally recognized tribal governments. The opinion, issued Feb. 1 by Interior Department Solicitor Robert […]
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