Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill recognizing Alaska’s Native tribes, in a formal acknowledgement of tribes’ sovereignty by the state. Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, a Bethel Democrat, called the bill “a historic milestone” in advancing state-tribal relations.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs HB 123, the tribal recognition bill, at the Alaska Native Heritage Center on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
The measure sponsored by Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, a Bethel Democrat, passed the Legislature in May with bipartisan support. Zulkosky, who is Yup’ik, on Thursday called the bill “a historic milestone” in advancing state-tribal relations. The bill, she said, is “a statutory recognition of a simple truth — that tribes exist in Alaska.”
Alaska follows several other states that have recognized tribes within their borders, including Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.
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