Alaska Stat. § 01.15.100

Current through Chapter 3 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 01.15.100 - Recognition of tribes

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 AS 23.20.520.

AS 01.15.100

Added by SLA 2022, ch. 42,sec. 2, eff. 7/28/2022.