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Alaskan Natives Embrace Capitalism (1971)

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

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It\u2019s December 16th. This day in 1971, Richard Nixon signed the Alaska Natives Settlement Act, which established a new set of treaties and financial structures for Alaskan tribes \u2014 unlike any other arrangement in the so-called \u201clower 48.\u201d

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the structure of the act meant that tribes would now be embracing, and contending with, American-style capitalism.

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