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 85 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-203-DEC. 18, 1971

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DEFINITIONS

SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act, the term— (a) "Secretary"' means the Secretary of the Interior; (b) "Native" means a citizen of the United States who is a person of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian (including Tsimshian Indians not enrolled in the Metlaktla Indian Community) Eskimo, or Aleut blood, or combination thereof. The term includes any Native as so defined either or both of whose adoptive parents are not Natives. I t also includes, in the absence of proof of a minimum blood quantum, any citizen of the United States who is regarded as an Alaska Native by the Native village or Native group of which he claims to be a member and whose father or mother is (or, if deceased, was) regarded as Native by any village or group. Any decision of the Secretary regarding eligibility for enrollment shall be final; (c) "Native village" means any tribe, band, clan, group, village, community, or association in Alaska listed in sections 11 and 16 of this Act, or which meets the requirements of this Act, and which the Secretary determines was, on the 1970 census enumeration date (as shown by the census or other evidence satisfactory to the Secretary, who shall make findings of fact in each instance), composed of twenty-five or more Natives; (d) "Native group" means any tribe, band, clan, village, community, or village association of Natives in Alaska composed of less than twenty-five Natives, who comprise a majority of the residents of the locality; (e) "Public lands" means all Federal lands and interests therein located in Alaska except: (1) the smallest practicable tract, as determined by the Secretary, enclosing land actually used in connection with the administration of any Federal installation, and (2) land selections of the State of Alaska which have been patented or tentatively approved under section 6(g) of the Alaska Statehood Act, as amended (72 Stat. 341, 77 Stat. 223), or identified for selection by the State 2i^l^tl^ "'^'^ prior to January 17, 1969; (f) "State" means the State of Alaska; (g) "Eegional Corporation" means an Alaska Native Regional Corporation established under the laws of the State of Alaska in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (h) "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or partnership; (i) "Municipal Corporation" means any general unit of municipal government under the laws of the State of Alaska; (j) "Village Corporation" means an Alaska Native Village Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska as a business for profit or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets for and on behalf of a Native village in accordance with the terms of this Act. (k) " F u n d " means the Alaska Native Fund in the Treasury of the United States established by section 6; and (1) "Planning Commission" means the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission established by section 17. DECLARATION OF

SETTLEMENT

SEC. 4. (a) All prior conveyances of public land and water areas and^cufmT^e"tinin Alaska, or any interest therein, pursuant to Federal law, and all guishmentV ^'^ "' tentative approvals pursuant to section 6(g) of the Alaska Statehood Act, shall be regarded as an extinguishment of the aboriginal title thereto, if any.

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