Key Acts and Cases for Alaska Tribal Court Jurisdiction

• Main Author: Fortson, Ryan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 2014
• Subjects: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA); Alaska Native lands; Alaska Natives; case law; courts; Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); legislation; self-governance & sovereignty; state-tribal relations; tribal courts; Indian; Simmonds; Alaska; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6578

This article provides an annotated survey of Alaska and federal case law and statutes tracing the development of tribal court jurisdiction in Alaska. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) (1971) / Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (1978) / Native Village of Nenana v. State of Alaska, 722 P.2d 21...