Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Conveyances

ANCSA was enacted in 1971 to settle aboriginal land title claims with Alaska Natives. Part of ANCSA provides for each specific regional or village corporation to select federal lands within their legally defined regions to be conveyed to them. The selection process was completed in the early 1970s, and the BLM is currently working through some of the more complicated conveyances and patents.

Additionally, under Section 14(h)(1), Alaska Native regional corporations were allowed to submit applications to obtain title to lands across the state containing Native historical places and cemetery sites.

Lands withdrawn under Sec. 17(d)(1) of ANCSA, for classification or reclassification by the Secretary of the Interior, do not preclude selection and conveyance of those lands in fulfilling Alaska Native village entitlements under Secs. 12(a) and 12(b) of ANCSA.

Fiscal Year 2026 ANCSA Conveyance Work Plan (projects by region)

 
ProjectRegion
Cantwell Village EntitlementAhtna
Tazlina Village EntitlementAhtna
Mentasta Village EntitlementAhtna
Gakona Village EntitlementAhtna
Gulkana Village EntitlementAhtna
Council Village Entitlements (village closure)Bering Straits
Nome Village Entitlement (village closure)Bering Straits
Inalik Village Entitlement (village closure)Bering Straits
Kongiganek Village Entitlements (village closure)Calista 
Regional Section 12(a)(1) EntitlementCalista
Regional Section 14(h)(1) EntitlementChugach
Eklutna Village EntitlementsCook Inlet
Chickaloon Village EntitlementCook Inlet
Ninilchik Village EntitlementCook Inlet
CIRI - Continuing Obligation ListCook Inlet
CIRI West Side - Deficiency LandsCook Inlet
CIRI Talkeetna Mountains - Deficiency LandsCook Inlet
Regional Section 12(c) EntitlementDoyon
Rampart Village Entitlement (village closure)Doyon
Kotzebue Village Entitlements (village closure)NANA
Regional Section 14(h)(8) Entitlement (regional closure)NANA
Regional Section 14(h)(8) EntitlementSealaska

 

 

Acres Conveyed: 44,247,071 acres (96.8%)

ANCSA Entitlement Pie chart showing 36.3 million acres patented, 2.5 million acres conveyed under other charges, 5.5 million acres Interim Conveyed, 1.5 million acres remaining entitlement
ANCSA Remaining Secs. 12(a) and 12(b) Entitlements by Village, February 6, 2026
VillagesRemaining Entitlements (acres) Interim Conveyed (acres)
Akiachak-Calista985.001,471.50
Akiak760.858,019.25
Alakanuk11,871.612,531.32
Aleknagik - Bristol Bay2,490.0617,100.67
Atmautluak126.090.00
Belkofski -  Aleut843.69957.92
Bethel8,101.7334,209.34
Birch Creek34.9619,919.60
Cantwell - Ahtna142.2031,443.00
Chalkyitsik10,411.4079,025.98
Chenega - Chugach289.4154,308.73
Chevak5,514.770.00 
Chickaloon 12a - Cook Inlet.03218,094
Chignik899.856,107.50
Chignik Lagoon2,368.596,107.50
Chignik Lake961.986,107.50
Chistochina8,288.4711,412.53
Chitina13,458.1896,623.29
Chuloonawik2,008.90-
Copper Center11,140.4119,475.08
Dillingham10,197.0849,724.10
Dot Lake - 12a641.5966,877.11
Eek595.052,588.08
Eklutna10,743.6726,165.78
English Bay146.191.40
Eyak6,554.3884,711.16
Gakona15,279.9163,472.30
Grayling - 12a2,749.430.00
Gulkana16,861.5160,935.27
Healy Lake - 12a36.6642,606.27
Iliamna  12a494.61-
Inalik - Bering Straits253.66-
Kaktovik - 12a - Arctic Slope2,235.9227,995.84
Kasigluk3,644.091,484.73
King Cove19,106.28-
Knik  12a160.0039.00
Kokhanok944.4227,966.02
Koliganek1,891.131,039.35
Kotzebue - 12a/b - NANA98,204.190.00
Kwethluk1,808.35 40.00
Kwigillingok1,596.40123,203.42
Larsen Bay - 12a - Koniag10,060.4062,856.05
Manley Hot Springs - 12a534.940.00
Mentasta Lake8,946.8461,673.16
Minto - 12a7,492.0133,657.63
Naknek14,885.3128,001.19
Napaimute 12a775.99-
Napakiak122.826,382.38
Nelson Lagoon1,287.1527,071.22
Nenana - 12a1,438.024,869.45
Newtok6,802.7879,016.06
Nightmute1,428.96-
Ninilchik 12a1,063.92-
Nome1,432.021,017.61
Nondalton795.1022,599.18
Northway - 12a221.5524,229.35
Nuiqsut1,952.94-
Nunapitchuk3,216.258,390.91
Oscarville657.16    -  
Ouzinkie90.902,320.96
Platinum 1,229.96-
Point Hope - 12a368.8123,170.91
Point Lay - 12a1,916.895,239.36
Port Graham411.563,859.65
Portage Creek4,798.588,613.82
Rampart - 12a725.12-
Russian Mission525.3316,823.86
Sand Point3,667.8320,074.35
Saxman - Sealaska278.157,072.80
Seldovia 12a4.2810,120.37
Shaktoolik913.3632,520.59
Sleetmute 12a2,195.16-
South Naknek6,038.5616,721.87
St Paul14,945.0492,328.37
Stevens Village406.34-
Tanacross - 12a3,115.9587,870.88
Tanana - 12a799.8111,096.47
Tazlina2,107.090.00
Tuluksak735.33565.73
Tuntutuliak7,007.0934,703.42
Tununak6,901.02-
Umkumiute450.00-
Unalakleet - 12a602.24744.98
Unalaska785.7017,791.68
TOTAL406,801.162,162,447.39
ANCSA Remaining Entitlement by Region, February 6, 2026
RegionsRemaining Entitlement (acres) Interim Conveyed (acres)
Ahtna 12C48,519.2387,585.60
Ahtna 12B37,126.38-
Ahtna 14h81,862.8921,094.65
Aleut 14h81,268.08-
Aleut in lieu subsurface12,652.3540,056.12
ASRC  12C53,979.6585,153.35
ASRC in lieu subsurface20,000.00204,355.76
BSNC 14h822,311.2714,127.36
BBNC 14h82,112.47-
Calista 14h82,084.6339,798.61
Calista in lieu subsurface131,997.18389,510.92
Chugach 12C7,972.3977,487.98
Chugach 14h81,643.1614,669.99
CIRI 12C72,992.5122,023.23
CIRI 14h8--
CIRI in lieu subsurface18,702.45-
Doyon 12C202,042.001,477,693.68
Doyon 14h6 15.00
Doyon 14h8117,650.6661,631.00
Doyon in lieu surface9,958.97 
Koniag in lieu subsurface51,347.4720,273.00
NANA 12C12,188.45-
NANA 14h831,114.37-
TOTAL870,152.242,620,149.36
ANCSA Remaining Entitlement by Group, February 6, 2026
GroupsRemaining Entitlement (acres)Interim Conveyed (acres)
Nagamut - Calista6,080.00-
Canyon Village - Doyon4,160.00-