FAQs regarding Employment Taxes
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Insights into the tribal government's federal tax obligations and responsibilities regarding employment taxes.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Alaska Native Organizations
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This website is designed to be a shortcut for tribes in Alaska that are working on developing their government. This gives many links to useful information including other Alaskan Native Organizations, Ecotourism, Environmental Restoration Federal Facilities, Geographic Information Systems, Government to Government Relations, Natural Resources, Pollution Prevention, and more.
By: Alaska Native Resources
Alaska Native Self-Government and Service Delivery: What Works?
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The Native peoples of Alaska have governed themselves for far longer than either the State of Alaska or the United States. Indeed, their rights of self-government are properly defended as basic human rights that are not unilaterally extinguishable by these other governments. Yet, today an assortment of questions are being raised about key aspects of Alaska Native self-governance. Among these are questions such as: What form should Native self-government take? What powers should it include? In which
communities or groups should those powers be vested? Additional questions are being raised about how the delivery of social services to Alaska Natives is organized. Who should be responsible for service delivery, and what form should service delivery take?
By: Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Tribal-State Relations
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The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) have been working together for five years to promote intergovernmental cooperation between states and tribes through a State-Tribal Relations Project. This question and answer sheet gives some insight to the progress and cooperation that has formed to overcome obsticles.
By: National Congress of American Indians
Contractual Agreements Between Municipal and Tribal Governments or Non-profits
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Contracting for cooperative or joint administration is one method frequently considered to provide administrative and other services such as water/sewer and electric utilities, public safety, etc. more cost effectively. These contractual agreements are a practical tool to save time and money, especially in small rural communities with a limited economic resource base. The State of Alaska Constitution, Article X, Section 13 and state statute AS 29.35.010(13) provide the authority for a municipality to enter into this type of agreement.
By: State of Alaska
Rethinking tribal sovereignty
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Sovereignty can be hard to understand because it's not a traditional Indian concept. Sovereignty comes from the feudal system of medieval Europe where power flowed up pyramid-style. Because sovereignty doesn't fit the natural organization of tribes, Deloria suggested adapting the idea of sovereignty to fit.
By: American Indian Policy Center
Constitution and By-laws of the Akiak Native Community
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*Document Note: While the National Indian Law Library (NILL) makes a strong attempt to provide the most current and complete copies of codes and constitutions, and the copy of the code or constitution on the NILL web site may in some cases be identical to the "official" version, the library provides this digital copy for research purposes only. NILL recommends that you contact the tribe for the "official" version. The Akiak Native Community can be reached at...
By: National Indian Law Library
Alaska Native Justice Center
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If you have a legal issue, you may find the resources to help to bridge the gap between Alaska Natives and Alaska's Justice systems.
By: Alaska Native Justice Center
Corrections and Aftercare
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Alternative strategies focusing on using "tribal life ways" to address reentry of native offenders to the community
By: US Dept. of Justice, Tribal Jusitce and Safety in Indian Country
Cultural Adoptions
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The Alaska Bureau of Vital statistics now provides cultural adoption paperwork through it's web site. Please note that Affidavit of Paternity forms are not provided in the adoption packet and must be obtained directly from the bureau.
By: State of Alaska, H&SS, Bureau of Vital Statistics
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