Chilkoot Tribe celebrates lands into trust victory

Harriet Brouillette is tribal administrator for the Chilkoot Indian Association. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)
A Haines tribe is calling a recent decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals a historic victory. The Chilkoot Indian Association was among five plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging what is known as the “Alaska exception,” which prohibited Alaska tribes from placing their lands into federal trust with the Department of the Interior. After years of litigation, including an appea