Department of Law.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: Inside Alaska Business - Public notice

Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth announced that the State of Alaska will not be pursuing any further appeal in the case of Akiachak Native Community v. U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

The Interior Department was able to start accepting applications to take lands into trust as of August 22. When the federal government takes land into trust, it holds it for the benefit of an individual Alaska Native or a Tribe. It Is the federal government's...