Landless Natives bill wins approval in U.S. Senate committee

Landless Natives bill wins approval in U.S. Senate committee

If Congress approves legislation to create Native corporations for Wrangell and four other Southeast communities, the new corporation would receive title to almost 10,000 acres on Wrangell Island, in addition to 13,000 additional acres in the area. For the second time in three years, federal legislation to create a land-owning Native corporation in Wrangell and four other Southeast communities has passed out a Senate committee. But the bill stil…