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Book SynopsisIn the early 1940s, a boom in white migration to Southeast Alaska brought up questions of land and resource rights. In 1946, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs assigned a team of researchers to interview old and young villagers to discover who owned and used the lands and waters of the region and u
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on the Pronunciation and Spelling of Native WordsIntroduction: Who Owned Southeast Alaska? by Thomas F. ThorntonRemembering Alaska by Walter R. Goldschmidt Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southeast Alaska by Walter R. Goldschmidt and Theodore H. HaasForewordSummaryPart One: General Overview--I. Nature of the Investigation--II. Customary Land Use and Rights of the Tlingit and Haida--III. Natural Products Utilized in the Native EconomyPart Two: Detailed Examination--IV. Chilkat Territory--V. Juneau (Auk) and Douglas (Taku) Territory--VI. Yakutat Territory--VII. Hoonah Territory--VIII. Sitka Territory--IX. Angoon Territory--X. Wrangell (Stikine) Territory--XI. Saxman and Ketchikan Territory--XII. Kasaan Territory--XIII. Kake TerritoryAppendicesA. Native TestimonyB. Natural Resources Commonly Used by Natives of Southeast AlaskaC. Maps and ChartsBibliographyIndex of Resources, Clans, and PeopleTables
