Native America Calling: Southeast Alaska tribes closer to land designation more than a half century after being locked outNative America Calling Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern. http://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/api/livestream-redirect/NV1.mp3 Alternate Links: Native Voice One |NACNative America Calling: Southeast Alaska tribes closer to land designation more than a half century after being locked outSoutheast Alaska tribes closer to land designation more than a half century after being locked outA bill making its way through Congress offers new hope for five Native communities in Southeast Alaska to secure their own land for the first time. For more than 50 years following the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the five tribes left out of the pivotal agreement that fundamentally changed tribal governance and land ownership in the state have been working to secure their homelands. Tribal leaders celebrated as the bill cleared the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R.41, the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act. Tune into Native America Calling to hear about what this latest policy momentum accomplishes and discuss how we got here.