Alaska Native Claims Selection – Ahtna Land Conveyance Notice

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a constructive notice announcing its intent to approve the conveyance of land interests in Alaska to Ahtna, Incorporated, an Alaska Native regional corporation. The action is taken pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), which established a framework for resolving Aboriginal land claims in Alaska through corporate land grants to Native entities. The conveyance involves two distinct estates: the surface estate will be transferred to Ahtna, Incorporated as Successor in Interest to Cantwell Yedatene Na Corporation, while the subsurface estate (mineral rights) will go directly to Ahtna, Incorporated as the regional corporation. This split-estate structure is typical under ANCSA, where village corporations receive surface rights and regional corporations receive subsurface rights. The BLM's decision is classified as appealable, meaning affected parties have the right to challenge the conveyance through the federal administrative appeals process before the transfer is finalized. This notice serves as the formal public announcement triggering the appeal window.

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