Editing Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (section)

==Selected provisions of ANCSA==
* [[Alaska Native|Native]] claims in Alaska were extinguished by means of section 4 of ANCSA.<ref name=linxwiler>{{cite journal|last1=Linxwiler|first1=James D.|title=Chapter 12 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering on the Promise|journal=ANCSA at 35|date=2007|pages=5|url=http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162456/http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In exchange for abrogating Native claims, approximately one-ninth of the state's land plus $962.5 million were distributed to more than 200 local Alaska Native [[Alaska Native Regional Corporations|"village corporations"]] established under section 8, in addition to 12 land-owning for-profit Alaska Native [[Alaska Native Regional Corporations|"regional corporations"]] and a non-land-owning thirteenth corporation for Alaska Natives who had left the state established under section 6.<ref name=linxwiler2>{{cite journal|last1=Linxwiler|first1=James D.|title=Chapter 12 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering on the Promise|journal=ANCSA at 35|date=2007|pages=2–6|url=http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162456/http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Of the compensation monies, $462.5 million was to come from the federal treasury and the rest from oil revenue-sharing.<ref name=linxwiler4>{{cite journal|last1=Linxwiler|first1=James D.|title=Chapter 12 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering on the Promise|journal=ANCSA at 35|date=2007|pages=16–17|url=http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162456/http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=madden/>
* Settlement benefits would accrue to those with at least one-fourth Native ancestry under sections 3(b) and 5(a).<ref name=linxwiler3>{{cite journal|last1=Linxwiler|first1=James D.|title=Chapter 12 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering on the Promise|journal=ANCSA at 35|date=2007|pages=6 (note 21)|url=http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162456/http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Of the approximately 80,000 Natives enrolled under ANCSA, those living in villages (approximately two-thirds of the total) would receive 100 shares in both a village and a regional corporation.<ref name=madden>{{cite book|last1=Madden|first1=Ryan|title=Alaska: On-the-road histories|date=2005|publisher=Interlink Books|isbn=1566565669|pages=250|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=trCsJ_AhtgYC&pg=PA250 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>
* The remaining one-third would be "at large" shareholders with 100 shares in a [[The 13th Regional Corporation|regional corporation]] with additional rights to revenue from regional mineral and timber resources.<ref name=madden/>
* The [[Alaska Native Allotment Act]] was revoked but with the proviso that pending claims under that act would continue to be processed under section 18.<ref name=linxwiler5>{{cite journal|last1=Linxwiler|first1=James D.|title=Chapter 12 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering on the Promise|journal=ANCSA at 35|date=2007|pages=33–34|url=http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162456/http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Successful applicants would be excluded under ANCSA by section 14(h)(5) from land to be used for a primary residence.<ref name=linxwiler5/>
* The twelve regional corporations within the state would administer the settlement.<ref name=madden/>
* A [[The 13th Regional Corporation|thirteenth corporation]] composed of Natives who had left the state would receive compensation but not land.<ref name=madden/>
* Surface rights to {{convert|44|e6acre|km2}} were patented to the Native village and regional corporations under sections 12(c), as well as 14(h)(1) and (8).<ref name=linxwiler6>{{cite journal|last1=Linxwiler|first1=James D.|title=Chapter 12 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering on the Promise|journal=ANCSA at 35|date=2007|pages=27|url=http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162456/http://www.lbblawyers.com/ancsa/ANCSA%20at%2035%20Delivering%20on%20the%20Promise%20Proof%2010-25-07.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The surface rights to the patented land were granted to the village corporations and the subsurface right to the land were granted to the regional corporation, creating a [[split estate]] pursuant to section 14(f).<ref name=linxwiler6/>

===Alaska Native regional corporations===
{{main|Alaska Native Regional Corporations}}
[[Image:ANCSA Regional Corporations Map.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Regional corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.]]
The following thirteen regional corporations were created under ANCSA:
* [[Ahtna, Incorporated]]
* [[The Aleut Corporation]] 
* [[Arctic Slope Regional Corporation]] 
* [[Bering Straits Native Corporation]] 
* [[Bristol Bay Native Corporation]] 
* [[Calista Corporation]]
* [[Chugach Alaska Corporation]]
* [[Cook Inlet Region, Inc.]] 
* [[Doyon, Limited]]
* [[Koniag, Incorporated]]
* [[NANA Regional Corporation]] 
* [[Sealaska Corporation]]
* [[The 13th Regional Corporation]]

Additionally, most regions and some villages have created their own nonprofits providing social services and health care through grant funding and federal compacts. The objectives of these nonprofits are varied, but focus generally on cultural and educational activities.<ref name="csq">{{cite journal|date=Fall 2001|title=Reconstructing Sovereignty in Alaska|url=http://www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/article/reconstructing-sovereignty-alaska|journal=Cultural Survival Quarterly|last1=Worl|first1=Rosita|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> These include scholarships for Native students, sponsorship of cultural and artistic events, preservation efforts for Native languages, and protection of sites with historic or religious importance.<ref name=csq/>

===Alaska Native village and urban corporations===
ANCSA created about 224 village and urban corporations.<ref name=dnr/><ref name=dnr3>{{cite web|title=Search Page for Alaska Native Region - Village - Corporation Index|url=http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/trails/17b/corpindex.cfm|publisher=Alaska Department of Natural Resources|access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> Below is a representative list of village and urban corporations created under ANCSA:
* [[Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation]], village corporation for [[Utqiaġvik]]
* [http://www.bnc-alaska.com Bethel Native Corporation], village corporation for [[Bethel, Alaska|Bethel]]
* [http://www.capefoxcorp.com Cape Fox Corporation], village corporation for [[Saxman, Alaska|Saxman]]
* [http://www.deloycheet.com/ Deloycheet, Inc.], village corporation for [[Holy Cross, Alaska|Holy Cross]]
* [[Huna Totem Corporation]], village corporation for [[Hoonah, Alaska|Hoonah]]
* [http://www.haidacorporation.com Haida Corporation], village corporation for [[Hydaburg, Alaska|Hydaburg]]
* [http://www.goldbelt.com/ Goldbelt, Inc.], urban corporation for [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]]
* [http://www.pvil.com Paug-Vik, Inc. Ltd.], village corporation for [[Naknek]]
* [http://www.chenega.com Chenega Corporation], village corporation for [[Chenega, Alaska|Chenega]]
* [http://www.afognak.com/ Afognak Native Corporation], village corporation for [[Afognak]] and [[Port Lions]]
* [http://www.kavilco.com/ Kavilco Incorporated], village corporation for [[Kasaan]]
* [http://www.adn.com/article/20120810/klukwan-files-bankruptcy Klukwan, Inc.], village corporation for [[Klukwan]]
* [http://www.kuskokwim.com/ The Kuskokwim Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815111002/http://www.kuskokwim.com/ |date=2010-08-15 }}, village corporation for [[Aniak, Alaska|Aniak]], [[Crooked Creek, Alaska|Crooked Creek]], [[Georgetown, Alaska|Georgetown]], [[Upper Kalskag, Alaska|Kalskag]], [[Lower Kalskag]], [[Napaimute]], [[Red Devil, Alaska|Red Devil]], [[Russian Mission, Alaska|Russian Mission]], [[Sleetmute]] and [[Stony River, Alaska|Stony River]]
* [http://www.nativesofkodiak.com/ Natives of Kodiak, Inc.], urban corporation for [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]]
* [[Ounalashka Corporation]], village corporation for [[Unalaska]]
* [http://www.ouzinkienativecorporation.com/ Ouzinkie Native Corporation], village corporation for [[Ouzinkie]]
* [http://www.sheeatika.com/ Shee Atika, Incorporated], urban corporation for [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]]