ANILCA Subsistence Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Ninilchik Traditional Council v. Towarak (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint

An excerpt:

This action seeks relief under section 807 of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), 16 U.S.C. § 3117, as a result of the Federal Subsistence Board’s (FSB) failure to provide the members of Ninilchik Village, a federally recognized tribe, represented through its governing body, the Ninilchik Traditional Council (NTC) with the subsistence opportunity and priority necessary to provide for tribal members’ subsistence uses as mandated by section 804 of ANILCA, 16 U.S.C. § 3114.