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  "path": "/2026/05/13/honoring-ancsas-vision-means-protecting-alaska-native-corporations-as-pillars-of-self-determination/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T21:14:26.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Commentary",
    "8(a) Small Business Act",
    "Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act",
    "Alaska Native regional corporations",
    "ANCSA",
    "Donlin Gold",
    "Emil Notti"
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  "textContent": "More than a half-century ago, Alaska Native leaders stood at a crossroads as they sought to reconcile two powerful forces – embracing Indigenous self-determination in a rapidly modernizing world and protecting our traditional way of life. Our early leaders had to bridge our perpetual connection to the lands and waters that sustained our people for […]",
  "title": "Honoring ANCSA’s vision means protecting Alaska Native Corporations as pillars of self-determination"
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