In the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Alaskan Natives extinguished all their claims in exchange for 44 million acres and $972 million.

They were then organized into native corporations.

Many individuals were "organized" with others who weren't connected by tribal or blood relationships. They became "corporate" Indians and Aleuts - with little in the way of personal rights.

When they settled they gave up their native rights, like fishing rights.

Yet some recieved preferential fishing permits.

One of the big problems that they encountered was that some corporations came off with better and more resources than other corporations. Many corporations hired expensive lawyers and accountants and pretty near went bankrupt.

Those less than 18 years of age at the time weren't recognized as natives and didn't get any inheritance - except for corporate interests they obtained from their ancestors - like stock in the specific corporation.

Many American Indian tribes entered treaties with the US where they were allowed to keep a tenth of their lands. The US got the other 90%. On many occasions, there were later "settlements" that decreased their lands by more percentages.

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  • We are legally owned by the U.S for a reason such corporations that did expand because of  the wealth of the indians , in our case we always was kingdom, and always been kingdom , it is that most people in Hawaii is not to keen about the issues we are facing today, alot of them are not in to this situations , equivelant to lands and rescources is not limited , we are not limited of our lands , it always belongs to us and the real mornarchy , one purpose two kingdoms cannot divide we need to work together , and then maybe an out come will give a good proper way in elections for the people in The hawaiian kingdom and the kingdom of hawaii , you see we have families who are of the indian tribe and the hawaiian mornarchy how much we explain this about the mornarchy and the indians , we have got our selves in to a U. S.A. matter to a secret and a treasure that every one of you who wants it real bad , my jesus told me he will get rid of the sins and then the lands will be given to his people like in isreal how they had gone through alot of evil things and jesus was cleaning out well this is what he is doing to all of us here in the world today so that we know he is not playing around no more GOD my god IS JESUS AND HE IS KING AND HE WILL RULE THE WORLD AND CHOOSE THE RIGHT PERSON TO GO IN TO THE DAIMOND IN THE RUFF.

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