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Political Development in Alaska
The 1867 Treaty of Cession
On March 30, 1867, the United States agreed to buy Alaska from Russia; the complete text is here.The 1884 Alaska Organic Act
Seventeen years after Alaska was purchased from Russia, a government was finally installed. The complete text is here.Alaska's 1959 Constitution
Adopted in February 1956, the Constitution became operative upon Statehood, January 3, 1959. The complete text is here.The 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement
The complete text is here.Alaska's 1971 Land Claims Settlement Act
A lengthy analysis by Norman Chance.Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA
The complete text of the 1980 legislation that protected over 100 million acres of federal lands in Alaska, doubling the size of the country’s national park and refuge system and tripling the amount of land designated as wilderness.Alaska Ballot Issues and Petitions
A comprehensive list of both successful and failed issues since Statehood.Alaska-Yukon Boundary Dispute
A summary of this dispute which fostered hostile newspaper reports for many years.A Brief History of Alaska Statehood
This excellent article by Eric Gislason summarizes 92 years of political wrangling.Chief Executive - Alaska
The military commanders and Governors of Alaska from 1867 - 1998.Divide Alaska in 3?
A 1911 proposal to effectively triple the territory's voice in Washington.The Native Brotherhoods
Published in 1958, this lengthy paper by Philip Drucker examines the development of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia.To the Political Development Index
