Word: afognak
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...native Alaskans, who own much of the land in question, such deals would provide needed cash. The Afognak Joint Venture, for instance, a coalition of native corporations, hopes the trustee council will purchase its 50,000 hectares (125,000 acres) on Afognak Island, a mountainous place nearly the size of Maui, brimming with salmon, elk, Kodiak bears and bald eagles. Though part of the island belongs to the Kodiak Refuge, the AJV lands are being logged and could be stripped bare within a decade. Asserts AJV chairman Howard Valley: "By selling it back, at least we will be able...
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