Key Acts and Cases for Alaska Tribal Court Jurisdiction

This article provides an annotated survey of Alaska and federal case law and statutes tracing the development of tribal court jurisdiction in Alaska.Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) (1971) / Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (1978) / Native Village of Nenana v. State of Alaska, 722 P.2d 219 (Alaska 1986) / Native Village of Venetie I.R.A. Council v. State of Alaska, 944 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 1991) / Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act (1994) / State of Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, 522 U.S. 520 (1998) / John v. Baker, 982 P.2d 738 (Alaska 1999) / In the Matter of: C.R.H., 29 P.3d 849 (Alaska 2001) / Kaltag Tribal Council v. Jackson, 344 Fed. Appx 324 (9th Cir. 2009) / State of Alaska v. Native Village of Tanana, 249 P.3d 734 (Alaska 2011) / McCrary v. Ivanof Bay Village, 265 P.3d 337 (Alaska 2011) / Simmonds v. Parks, 329 P.3d 995 (Alaska 2014)Ye