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sec. 1618(a); see Alaska v. Native Vill., 522 U.S. 520, 523
(1998). The ANCSA corporations received title to the land in fee
simple without any Federal restrictions applied to subsequent
land transfers. See Alaska v. Native Vill., supra at 524.
Certain land was required to be conveyed to the Federal
Government under ANCSA. See 43 U.S.C. sec. 1613. Specifically,
title to the land on which an airport is located, including
additional land that was necessary to provide Government-related
services and to ensure safe airplane approaches, was required to
be conveyed to the Federal or State Government or appropriate
municipal corporation. 43 U.S.C. sec. 1613(c)(4). Of
importance, the land on which the Galena airport is located had
been conveyed to the State of Alaska and the Federal Government.
A. Definition Under the IFA
The IFA defines “reservation” as: “Indian reservations,
public domain Indian allotments, former Indian reservations in
Oklahoma, and land held by incorporated Native groups, regional
corporations, and village corporations under the provisions of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.” 25 U.S.C. sec.
1452(d). The land on which petitioner’s Galena airport is
located does not qualify as a “reservation” under the IFA. The
land is not an Indian reservation because the enactment of ANCSA
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1618(a).
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