Alaska won’t appeal tribal lands ruling

ANCHORAGE — Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth says the state will not appeal a federal court decision that will allow Alaska Native communities to place their land in federal trust.
The state had lost a prior appeal in a case brought by several Alaska Native communities that challenged the U.S. Interior Department’s interpretation of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The ruling struck down a longstanding rule used by Interior that barred it from putting Alaska Native lan