UAA and Ted Stevens Foundation commemorate ANCSA’s 50th anniversary

by Green & Gold News  |   

The Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ is partnering with the Ted Stevens Foundation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of signing the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the largest land claims settlement in U.S. history. In 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the law, which ‘settled’ Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native aboriginal claims and transferred more than 40 million acres of land to Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s Native people.

Thursday’s virtual event features Willie Hensley, former state legislator, key advocate for ANCSA and visiting distinguished professor of public policy at UAA, Guy Martin, legislative aide to the late Congressman Nick Begich, and Bobbie Kilberg, former White House Fellow on President Nixon’s Domestic Policy Council. The event will feature video remarks from members of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s Congressional Delegation, as well as the premiere of a documentary video commemorating ANCSA’s anniversary. The Ted Stevens Foundation will announce a major gift to UAA of the late senator’s papers detailing the passage of ANCSA. These historic archives will be preserved by UAA and available for public viewing in early 2022.

, which starts Thursday, Dec. 16, at noon.


  • What: Discussion honoring 50th anniversary of the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Claims Settlement Act, in partnership with the Ted Stevens Foundation to celebrate ANCSA's passage and its importance for Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's future.
  • Who: UAA in partnership with the Ted Stevens Foundation.
    • Moderated by Willie Hensley with special guests involved in ANCSA's passage.
  • When: Thursday, Dec. 16, 12 p.m. AKST
  • Where: Livestreamed statewide via Zoom
    • Meeting ID: 850 6022 7273
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      • Meeting ID: 850 6022 7273
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