ANCHORAGE -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fulfilled entitlements for four Yukon River villages this week in a patent-signing ceremony at the Anchorage office of the Gana-A ‘Yoo, Limited.
Individual village corporations had originally been established for Galena, Koyukuk, Nulato and Kaltag in west-central Alaska. Gana-A ‘Yoo, Limited was formed in 1978 after these four ANCSA village corporations merged. Gana-A ‘Yoo received four patents for the remaining surface acreage owed to each of the villages, for a total of 9,875.8 acres. The regional corporation, Doyon, Limited, received patents for the corresponding subsurface estates.
The final patents complete the transfer of 115,320.86 acres of land in the vicinity of the village of Galena; 92,160.80 acres of land in the vicinity of the village of Koyukuk; 115,200.97 acres of land in the vicinity of the village of Nulato; and 115,680.02 acres of land in the vicinity of the village of Kaltag.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
