A lawsuit over a small parcel in Juneau and a sales tax disagreement in Craig both highlight the learning curve facing city, state and tribal officials in Alaska as the federal government slowly accepts tribal lands into trust in the state.
the question about whether the Interior Department can legally take land into trust in Alaska hasn’t been finalized by an appellate court or the U.S. Supreme Court.Under questioning from Sen. Murkowski, Interior Secretary Haaland says she is ‘committed to a solution’ on King Cove roadThere “is no valid, binding case law on this,” said Patty Sullivan, a spokesperson with the Department of Law, in an email.
“I don’t want to be alarmist,” Fjelstad said. “This will be like watching the grass grow. It’s something to be measured in decades. It starts small, but it gets bigger and it evolves over time. So it has the potential to fundamentally change things with respect to tribes and their regulation of lands.”
Lloyd Benton Miller, an attorney with law firm Sonosky who is advising the Tlingit and Haida council, said the state’s concerns are theoretical in nature. Potential disagreements are being worked out the local level, and if state operations are somehow impacted in the future, it can sue then, he said.The City and Borough of Juneau won’t get “in the middle” of litigation, said Rorie Watt, the city manager.taxes“I think the issues can be resolved,” Watt said.
Cook said the city and tribe don’t always see eye-to-eye, but they find ways to come to agreement. The Craig Tribal Association is a “community tribe,” he said.
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