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rather than share in the land entitlements with the other 

 corporations. As a result, many shareholders felt that they would 

 be left out of any potential benefit from the Claims Act since many 

 were no longer residents of the village of Klukwan and did not 

 qualify as IRA members (Indian Restoration Act) of the Village. 



This prompted a group of shareholders to get together to see what 

 they could do to get the non-resident non-participants back into 

 the Claims Act. Through years of effort this group of individuals 

 were successful in obtaining recognition of their rights. This was 

 realized on January 2, 1976, with the passage of Public Law 94-204 

 and Pxiblic Law 94-456 allowing selection rights in the Tongass 

 National Forest. 



Beginning in 1981, Klukwan, Inc. began commercial harvesting 

 operations on the land it selected under the Claims Act. Klukwan 

 Forest Products, Inc. has become a key player in the timber 

 industry in Southeast Alaska. Any changes in our operations at 

 this late date will only have a negative impact upon the Village 

 Corporation of Klukwan and on its shareholders who depend on the 

 profitability of their Corporation. Recently, we have begun 

 preparing to move from harvesting on Native lands to harvesting on 

 public lands by acquiring our first Federal timber sale. Our 

 economic future depends on the continued availability of Tongass 

 timber. Without this continuing opportunity we may become one of 

 the ANCSA corporation doomed to failure. 



