Alaska Statutes 01.15.100 – Recognition of tribes
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 01.15.100
- state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
The state recognizes the special and unique relationship between the United States government and federally recognized tribes in the state. The state recognizes all tribes in the state that are federally recognized under 25 U.S.C. § 5130 and 5131. Nothing in this section diminishes the United States government’s trust responsibility or other obligations to federally recognized tribes in the state or creates a concurrent trust relationship between the state and federally recognized tribes. In this section, “federally recognized tribe” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 23.20.520.