Note from the Editor

• Publication year: 2005

§ 22 Alaska L. Rev. 00. NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Alaska Law Review
Volume 22
Cited: 22 Alaska L. Rev. 00

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Abizer Zanzi

The state of Alaska's distinct geography, history, and demographics afford practitioners and scholars an opportunity to examine and shape unique areas of the law. These topics have enriched the Alaska Law Review and challenged our readers to contemplate complicated and novel legal issues. An area that has influenced almost every issue of our journal is the federal and state legal treatment of Alaska Natives. Statues, regulations, and judicial decisions have touched upon many aspects of Alaska Native life, including land distribution, native corporations, aboriginal title, tribal sovereignty, child welfare, and subsistence, to name a few. The specific needs of the Alaska Native community have drawn much scholarly attention as a result.

The Alaska Law Review is proud to offer its June 2005 issue, exclusively devoted to issues of Alaska Native law. The conception of this themed issue was purely accidental; we received an extraordinarily large number of outstanding submissions on Native issues. As a result, we chose to pay tribute to this exciting area of the law that has continued to enlighten our publication and has attracted readers from across the country. The pieces we selected for the June 2005 issue by no means provide an exhaustive survey of Native legal issues, but do address a variety of topics for all readers to enjoy. The Article by Strommer and Osborne analyzes the current state of Alaska Native tribal...