Classification of Alaska Native Fund as an Indian Tribal Trust Fund

A decision was requested as to whether or not the Alaska Native fund may be properly classified as an Indian tribal trust fund in order to be eligible for designated interest payments and for investment by the Secretary of the Interior. For the most part, the Natives of Alaska do not fall into well-defined tribal groups, and the regional corporations that will be the initial recipients of interest payments may be treated as Indian tribes for purposes of eligibility under P.L. 92-203.