[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 4, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 070913515-81311-02]
Alaska Native Areas (ANAs) Program for the 2010 Census--Notice of
Final Criteria and Guidelines
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final criteria, guidelines, and program
implementation.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is providing
notification of final criteria and guidelines for Alaska Native Areas
(ANAs) for the 2010 Census. Criteria are those rules and conditions
that must be met when defining a geographic entity; guidelines are
procedures and measures suggested by the Census Bureau to enhance the
utility of statistical geographic areas for presentation and analysis
of statistical data. ANAs are geographic entities within the state of
Alaska defined for the collection, tabulation, and presentation of
decennial census data and will be used for the 2010 Census. ANAs also
will be used to tabulate and present period estimates from the American
Community Survey (ACS) after 2010 and potentially other Census Bureau
statistical data. ANAs consist of two types of unique geographic
entities: Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs) and Alaska Native
village statistical areas (ANVSAs)\1\. The Census Bureau has not
changed the process for naming and delineating boundaries of ANRCs from
that used in Census 2000. The Census Bureau announces revisions to the
criteria and guidelines for eligibility, location, delineation, and
naming of ANVSAs to ensure more consistent and comparable ANSVAs and
more meaningful, relevant, and reliable statistical data for Alaska
Natives and their ANAs.\2\ This Notice also contains definitions of key
terms used in the ANVSA criteria and guidelines for the 2010 Census.
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\1\ For Census Bureau purposes, the Annette Island Reserve in
Alaska is considered an American Indian area (AIA), more
specifically an American Indian reservation (AIR), not an ANA.
\2\ The term Alaska Native used throughout this document refers
to anyone who (a) self-identifies as an American Indian and/or an
Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races,
and (b) resides in Alaska. If using race data from Census 2000
rather than some other data source, use data for ``American Indian
and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more races''
to determine if an ANVSA meets the final delineation criteria and
guidelines.
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The Census Bureau will publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register with final criteria and guidelines for American Indian Areas
(AIAs) for the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau will offer designated
tribal governments or associations an opportunity through the Tribal
Statistical Areas Program (TSAP) to review and, if necessary, suggest
updates to the boundaries and names of their ANAs.
DATES: Effective Date: This Notice's final criteria and guidelines will
be effective on November 4, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Geographic Standards and Criteria
Branch, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, via e-mail at
[email protected] or telephone at (301) 763-3056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Title 13 of the United States
Code (U.S.C.), Section 141(a) (2000), the Secretary of Commerce, as
delegated to the Census Bureau, undertakes the decennial census every
ten years ``in such form and content as he may determine.'' This
language gives wide discretion to the Census Bureau in taking the
census.
The Census Bureau portrays the boundaries of both legal and
statistical geographic entities for the purpose of collecting,
tabulating, and presenting meaningful, relevant, and reliable
statistical data from the decennial census, the ACS, and potentially
other censuses and surveys. The Census Bureau attempts to develop
objective criteria and guidelines to establish geographic entities that
meet this purpose.
The Census Bureau is committed to delineating geographic entity
boundaries in partnership with tribal, state, and local officials using
criteria and guidelines developed in an open process. It is the
responsibility of the Census Bureau to ensure that geographic entity
criteria and guidelines achieve the goal of providing meaningful,
relevant, and reliable statistical data. While aware that there are
non-Census Bureau uses of ANAs and the data tabulated for them, the
Census Bureau will not modify ANA boundaries or attributes specifically
to meet the requirements of any of these programmatic uses, including
any attempt to meet the specific program requirements of other
government agencies. Further, changes made to a geographic entity to
meet the requirements of a specific non-Census Bureau program may have
detrimental effects on uses of the same geographic entity for other
programs. In addition, the Census Bureau makes no attempt to
specifically link the establishment of statistical geographic entities
to federal, tribal, or state laws.
The development of the ANAs has been an evolutionary process in
which the Census Bureau has worked with various data users to develop
geographic entities that both aid in census enumeration and tabulation
activities and are meaningful for Alaska Natives, their governments,
associations working with Alaska Natives, and the federal and state
agencies administering tribal programs benefiting Alaska Natives.
ANRCs are corporate entities organized to conduct both for-profit
and non-profit affairs of Alaska Natives pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) (as amended) (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.
(2000)). ANRCs are geographic entities with legally defined boundaries
that subdivide all of Alaska into twelve regions, except for the area
within the Annette Island Reserve (an AIR under the governmental
authority of the Metlakatla Indian Community). A thirteenth non-
geographic ANRC represents Alaska Natives who do not belong to one of
the other twelve ANRCs; the Census Bureau does not tabulate or present
data for this thirteenth ANRC. The twelve geographic ANRCs are what the
Census Bureau terms ``legal geographic entities.'' There are no changes
to the process by which the Census Bureau acquires updates to ANRC
boundaries and names.
ANVSAs are statistical geographic entities representing the
residences,
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permanent and/or seasonal, for Alaska Natives who are members of or
receive governmental services from the defining Alaska Native village
(ANV), and that are located within the region and vicinity of the ANV's
historic and/or traditional location. ANVSAs are intended to represent
the relatively densely settled portion of each ANV and should include
only an area where Alaska Natives, especially members of the defining
ANV, represent a substantial proportion of the population during at
least one season of the year (at least three consecutive months).
ANVSAs also should not contain large areas that are unpopulated or that
do not include concentrations of Alaska Natives, especially members of
the defining ANV. For the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau has adopted
the ANVSA criteria and guidelines conveyed within this Notice. The
final criteria and guidelines are discussed more fully below.
I. History of Alaska Native Areas in the Decennial Census
Prior to the 1980 Census, the Census Bureau had no program
specifically designed to recognize or tabulate data for ANAs. Data were
published for most of the ANVs as either incorporated places or
``unincorporated places'' (referred to as census designated places
(CDPs) in later censuses). Congress used data tabulated from the 1970
Census for these places, in conjunction with other information, to
determine if they qualified as a ``Native village'' or a ``Native
group'' in accordance with the ANCSA.
Upon enactment of the ANCSA, the Census Bureau began to report data
specifically for ANAs beginning with the 1980 Census. The types of ANAs
included in the 1980 Census were based on recommendations of an ad hoc
interagency committee established by Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to examine how the federal government could provide improved data
for Alaska Natives. In addition to input from OMB, the Census Bureau
also consulted directly with Alaska Native tribal governments and
associations, as well as Alaska State officials.
The Census Bureau used approximate boundaries for the ANRCs to
tabulate data from the 1980 Census. Data for ANRCs were not published
as part of the standard decennial census tabulations, but were included
in a supplementary report. In sparsely populated areas, the ANRC
boundaries were generalized to follow visible features and the
boundaries of other census geographic entities.
For the 1980 Census, the Census Bureau worked with Alaska State
officials to identify the names and locations of ANVs recognized in
accordance with the ANCSA, and to delineate their boundaries. The
boundaries of most ANVs coincided with the boundaries of other census
geographic entities, in particular incorporated places and CDPs. For
the few remaining ANVs whose boundaries did not coincide with
incorporated place or CDP boundaries, the Census Bureau delineated
boundaries that corresponded to one or more enumeration districts
(similar to the block groups of later censuses). For the 1980 Census,
the Census Bureau identified 209 ANVs.
After reviewing these data from the 1980 Census, the Census Bureau
discovered that the territory encompassing housing units and population
associated with an ANV did not necessarily correspond with the
territory of an incorporated place or CDP of the same name. In
addition, ANV and ANRC officials commented that the ANV boundaries for
the 1980 Census were not their historical or traditional boundaries.
The ANV boundaries also did not represent the land withdrawals,
selections, or conveyances for the Alaska Native Village Corporations
(ANVCs) made pursuant to the ANCSA or the lands historically or
traditionally used for subsistence activities, including hunting and
fishing. In response to these concerns and to emphasize that these
points were all valid, the Census Bureau changed the term for these
statistical geographic entities from ANVs to ANVSAs to indicate that
while they still were based on the historical or traditional location
of the ANV, they did not necessarily represent the ANV's historical or
traditional boundary.
To improve the accuracy of ANRC boundaries for the 1990 Census, the
Census Bureau transferred the ANRC boundaries from a source map
provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) onto a series of
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1:250,000-scale topographic maps. The
Census Bureau implemented a review process, which included the
participation of each ANRC, to verify that the ANRC regional boundary
was updated correctly. At the request of ANRCs, the Census Bureau
worked directly with the ANRC's non-profit associations, whose purpose
is to conduct the sociocultural outreach and support for members and
other Alaska Natives within their region, in reviewing each regional
boundary.
ANV government officials and ANRC non-profit association officials
were encouraged to delineate ANVSA boundaries for the 1990 Census to
facilitate enumeration of Alaska Natives, especially in remote Alaska.
To meet the need for suitable boundaries for use in collecting,
tabulating, and presenting data for ANV housing and population by
aiding in the correct allocation of housing units and thus population,
ANVSA boundaries were required to follow physical features that would
likely be visible to census enumerators, such as roads, trails,
shorelines, rivers, streams, and ridgelines, or locally known
boundaries of other legal geographic entities, such as boroughs,\3\
ANRCs, etc. For the 1990 Census, the Census Bureau identified 217
ANVSAs.
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\3\ For Census Bureau purposes, boroughs in Alaska are the
equivalent of counties in other states. For purposes of this notice,
the term borough includes the legal designation in Alaska of
``cities and boroughs'' and ``municipalities,'' as well as ``census
areas.'' Census areas are comparable to and the equivalent to
boroughs for collecting, tabulating, and presenting Census Bureau
data. They were created cooperatively by the State of Alaska and the
Census Bureau to subdivide the large portion of Alaska not within an
organized borough into geographic entities more comparable with the
organized boroughs.
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There were no changes to the types of ANAs identified for Census
2000. Similar to the 1990 Census, ANRC boundaries were reviewed by
officials of the ANRC non-profit associations. A few small boundary
corrections were made for some of the ANRCs. The new development seen
in the Census 2000 was the introduction of tribal-designated
statistical areas (TDSAs) in Alaska. TDSAs had existed in some of the
forty-eight conterminous states for the 1990 Census, but they had
purposely been excluded from Alaska because ANVSAs were thought to
cover all the ANVs in Alaska. Some data users stated that there was a
difference between those ANVs that participated in the ANCSA and those
that did not, but were recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) as tribes and eligible to receive services from the BIA. In an
attempt to remedy this, the Census Bureau introduced TDSAs in Alaska.
For Census 2000, the Census Bureau identified 205 ANVSAs and 2 TDSAs in
Alaska. Fewer ANVSAs were delineated for Census 2000 primarily because
some of the ANVs identified in previous censuses were not recognized in
accordance with the ANCSA or recognized by the BIA.
II. Summary of Comments Received in Response to the ``Alaska Native
Areas (ANAs) for the 2010 Census'' March 17, 2008 Federal Register (73
FR 14203)
The March 17, 2008, Federal Register Notice (73 FR 14203) requested
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comment on proposed criteria and guidelines for ANAs for the 2010
Census. The Census Bureau received no comments during the allotted 90-
day comment period.
The proposed criteria and guidelines reflected input received
during various meetings and discussions with ANV and ANRC non-profit
association representatives, including a conference held in Anchorage,
Alaska, in October 2007. The Census Bureau also consulted with its
American Indian and Alaska Native Advisory Committee in November 2006
to obtain input on potential proposed criteria and guidelines. Although
no comments were received in response to the published proposed
criteria and guidelines, the Census Bureau, based on previous
discussions and consultations, is confident that these criteria and
guidelines are acceptable and, therefore, adopts the criteria and
guidelines as published in the March 17, 2008, Federal Register (73 FR
14203). Comments and concerns expressed in these discussions and
consultations were reflected in the published proposed criteria and
guidelines.
III. Final Alaska Native Areas for the 2010 Census
A. Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs)
The Census Bureau is not changing the process for delineating the
ANRC boundaries for the 2010 Census; the process will remain the same
as in 2000. The boundaries used by the Census Bureau for the ANRCs
represent their regional boundaries established pursuant to the ANCSA.
These boundaries do not take into consideration land withdrawals,
selections, or conveyances under the ANCSA, nor any form of land
ownership. Each ANRC's boundary will be reviewed, especially in
relation to the boundaries of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
townships and sections, to confirm that it is the correct legal
boundary for that region as developed under the ANCSA. Each ANRC will
also be reviewed to determine if the correct ANVSAs are depicted within
its regional boundary. At the request of the ANRCs, the Census Bureau
will continue to work with representatives of the twelve ANRC non-
profit associations to review their regional boundaries and to ensure
that the name for each region continues to closely match the name of
the for-profit ANRC for that region (see Table 1).
Table 1--ANRC For-Profit Corporations and Non-Profit Associations
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For-profit Alaska Native Non-profit Alaska Native
ANRC name Regional Corporation Regional Association
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1................. Ahtna......................... Ahtna, Incorporated.......... Copper River Native
Association.
2................. Aleut......................... The Aleut Corporation........ Aleutian-Pribilof Islands
Association.
3................. Arctic Slope.................. Arctic Slope Regional Arctic Slope Native
Corporation. Association.
4................. Bering Straits................ Bering Straits Native Kawerak, Incorporated.
Corporation.
5................. Bristol Bay................... Bristol Bay Native Bristol Bay Native
Corporation. Association.
6................. Calista....................... Calista Corporation.......... Association of Village
Council Presidents.
7................. Chugach....................... Chugach Alaska Corporation... Chugachmiut, Incorporated.
8................. Cook Inlet.................... Cook Inlet Region, Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Incorporated.
9................. Doyon......................... Doyon, Limited............... Tanana Chiefs Conference.
10................ Koniag........................ Koniag, Incorporated......... Kodiak Area Native
Association.
11................ NANA.......................... NANA Regional Corporation.... Maniilaq Association.
12................ Sealaska...................... Sealaska Corporation......... Central Council of Tlingit
and Haida Indian Tribes.
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B. Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas (ANVSAs)
The goal for the 2010 Census is to improve the delineation of ANVSA
boundaries to result in more consistent and comparable ANVSAs and more
meaningful, relevant, and reliable statistical data for Alaska Natives
and their ANVs. The majority of ANVSAs from Census 2000 meet this goal.
ANVSAs are statistical geographic entities representing the
residences, permanent and/or seasonal, for Alaska Natives who are
members of or receiving governmental services from the defining ANV
located within the region and vicinity of the ANV's historic and/or
traditional location. ANVSAs are intended to represent the relatively
densely settled portion of each ANV and should include only areas where
Alaska Natives, especially members of the defining ANV, represent a
significant proportion of the population during at least one season of
the year (at least three consecutive months). ANVSAs also should not
contain large areas that are unpopulated or do not include
concentrations of Alaska Natives, especially members of the defining
ANV.
The delineation of ANVSAs is not meant to necessarily depict land
ownership, including any land withdrawals, selections, or conveyances
for the ANVCs, nor to represent all of the area over which an ANV has
any form of governmental authority or jurisdiction, nor to represent
all of the traditional or historical areas associated with the ANV,
including areas used for subsistence activities. Representation of
ANVSA boundaries in Census Bureau products is solely for the purpose of
data collection, tabulation, and presentation and does not convey or
confer any rights to land ownership, governmental authority, or
jurisdictional status.
Although ANVSAs represent relatively densely settled concentrations
of Alaska Natives and therefore are similar to places, there are some
key differences. The two place-level geographic entities for which the
Census Bureau publishes data are incorporated places (cities in Alaska)
and census designated places (CDPs). Incorporated places are
governmental entities sanctioned by the state of Alaska to perform
general purpose functions and whose boundaries are defined without
specifically considering ANV members or other Alaska Natives. CDPs are
unincorporated places delineated by state and borough officials in
Alaska and are intended to encompass all people at a given location,
including ANV members. Incorporated places and CDPs are mutually
exclusive of each other because, by definition, a CDP represents a
named, unincorporated area. Because ANVSAs are defined specifically to
represent concentrations of Alaska Natives, they are not constrained by
other place-level geographic entities; that is, ANVSAs may overlap
incorporated places and CDPs. An ANVSA may be delineated to encompass
only a part of an incorporated place and/or a CDP; it may encompass
multiple incorporated places or CDPs; or it may cover an area that has
neither incorporated places nor CDPs. In addition, ANVSAs are used in
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data collection activities and are included in the specific American
Indian/Alaska Native geographic hierarchy for tabulating and presenting
data from the 2010 Census; incorporated places and CDPs do not appear
in the American Indian/Alaska Native geographic hierarchy. Incorporated
places and CDPs do not clearly identify geographic entities that are
specific to Alaska Natives, and therefore, data for incorporated places
and CDPs likely will reflect the characteristics of both Alaska Native
and non-Native populations.
ANVSAs will be used to tabulate and present data from both the 2010
Census and the ACS. Defining officials should take into consideration
that ACS period estimates of demographic characteristics for geographic
entities that are small in population size will be subject to higher
variances than comparable estimates for geographic entities with larger
populations. Thus, if an ANVSA contains only a small number of housing
units occupied by Alaska Natives during at least one season of the year
(at least three consecutive months), then the quality, reliability, and
availability of the sample data may vary significantly from year to
year. In addition, the Census Bureau's disclosure avoidance and data
quality assurance methodologies may have the effect of restricting the
availability and amount of data for geographic entities with small
populations. On the other hand, if an ANVSA encompasses too large of a
total population and that population does not truly represent the ANV's
membership and/or the Alaska Native population receiving governmental
services from the ANV, then the data for the Alaska Native population
may be subsumed, or ``masked,'' by the characteristics of the non-
Alaska Native population. The more closely an ANVSA's boundary relates
to the distribution of ANV members and Alaska Natives receiving
governmental services from the ANV, and does not include large numbers
of people and households not affiliated with the ANV, the more likely
that data presented for the ANVSA will reflect the characteristics of
the ANV population. Therefore, when delineating ANVSAs, it is important
to strike an appropriate balance, avoiding a definition that is too
small to obtain meaningful sample data and one that is so large that
data for the Alaska Native population are masked by the presence of a
high percentage of non-Native households. The Census Bureau took these
concerns into consideration when developing the delineation criteria
and guidelines below.
In addition, officials designated to delineate boundaries also
should consider that tribal affiliation data, including ANV
affiliation, as collected by the Census Bureau, generally are not
released for geographic entities that are small in population size,
including ANVSAs, due to data disclosure concerns. If an ANVSA is
defined in accordance with the program criteria and guidelines, the
ANVSA data may provide a surrogate for tribal affiliation data for a
specific, small geographic area, while tribal affiliation data are
available for larger geographic entities such as the whole state of
Alaska.
Although eligible, ANV officials may elect not to delineate an
ANVSA if it will not provide meaningful, relevant, or reliable
statistical data. For example, these data may not be meaningful,
relevant, or reliable because the member population now resides in
other places or has been largely subsumed by non-member and/or non-
Alaska Native populations. However, these ANVs may still be able to
receive meaningful, relevant, and reliable statistical data for their
ANV membership at higher levels of census geography, such as through
the characteristic of tribal affiliation, but a geographic solution to
their data issues, like an ANVSA, may not be possible.
1. Final ANVSA Criteria and Guidelines for the 2010 Census
The Census Bureau announces the following criteria and guidelines
for the 2010 Census. Criteria are those rules and conditions that must
be met when defining a geographic entity; guidelines are procedures and
measures suggested by the Census Bureau to enhance the utility of
statistical geographic areas for presentation and analysis of
statistical data.
a. Final ANVSA Eligibility Criteria
An ANV is eligible to consider delineating an ANVSA for the 2010
Census if the ANV is:
i. Recognized by and eligible to receive services from the BIA, or
ii. Recognized pursuant to the ANCSA as either a Native village or
Native group.
BIA recognition (criterion i. above) is determined by inclusion of
an ANV on the BIA's list of recognized tribes or by addenda to the list
as published by the BIA.\4\ ANCSA recognition (criterion ii. above) is
determined by inclusion of an ANV on the BLM's list of ANCSA-recognized
Native villages and Native groups; the BLM's list of those ANVs
recognized pursuant to the ANCSA is available from the BLM's Alaska
State Office.
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\4\ Published regularly in the Federal Register pursuant to the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454; 25
U.S.C. 479a-1). Last published in the Federal Register on Friday,
April 4, 2008 (73 FR 18553-18557).
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Table 2 provides a list of the 237 ANVs that meet these criteria
and that are eligible to consider delineating an ANVSA for the 2010
Census. Table 2 also lists the BIA-recognized name for each ANV \5\ and
indicates whether each is a Native village or Native group under the
ANCSA. Any new ANV recognized by the BIA or in accordance with the
ANCSA as of January 1, 2010 (the reference date for geographic entity
boundaries for the 2010 Census) also will be eligible to delineate an
ANVSA.
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\5\ From the Federal Register notice published Friday, April 4,
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The following three tribes in Alaska recognized by the BIA are not
eligible to be represented by ANVSAs because they are not ANVs, are
large regional tribal associations, and/or have a legally defined
American Indian reservation (AIR):
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes;
Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope;
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve.
All ANVs that were eligible to consider delineating TDSAs for
Census 2000 are eligible to consider delineating ANVSAs for the 2010
Census if the resulting ANVSA meets all the program's criteria. TDSAs
will not be delineated in Alaska for the 2010 Census.
The Census Bureau will continue to work with representatives of the
BIA-recognized ANV to delineate their ANVSA for the 2010 Census. If the
ANV is not recognized by the BIA, or if the BIA-recognized ANV
government does not respond to the Census Bureau's invitation to
participate in the ANVSA program, the Census Bureau will work with the
ANVC or Alaska Native Group Corporation (ANGC), as applicable, to
delineate their ANVSA. If neither replies to the Census Bureau, the
Census Bureau will work with the ANRC non-profit associations in whose
region the ANV is located to delineate the ANVSA. If none of the
entities referenced above reply to the Census Bureau, the Census
Bureau, time and resources permitting, may delineate an ANVSA for the
ANV.
b. Final ANVSA Location Criteria
All eligible ANVs shall be located in areas of historical and
traditional
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significance. These locations are referenced in:
The BIA-recognized name for an ANV--e.g., Native Village
of Atka;
The former BIA-recognized name for an ANV--e.g., Iqurmuit
Traditional Council (formerly the Native Village of Russian Mission);
and/or
The BLM ANCSA-recognized name for a Native village or
Native group--e.g., Buckland or Canyon Village.
The latitude and longitude coordinates listed in Table 2 represent
the point location of each eligible ANV, as determined by the Census
Bureau. Each point location has been verified using the ANRC
boundaries, the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) point
locations, USGS topographic maps, location information from previous
censuses, BLM core townships, ANCSA 14(c) survey plats, location
information from the state of Alaska, and Native allotment boundaries.
The latitude and longitude coordinates listed for an ANVSA provide the
starting point for delineation of that area. Each ANVSA must primarily
include land immediately surrounding the corresponding point locations
listed in Table 2 for each ANV, but may include additional territory
according to the other final program criteria and guidelines. The point
location information for each ANV included in Table 2 is used in the
specific ANVSA delineation criteria and guidelines listed below.
c. Final ANVSA Delineation Criteria and Guidelines
The Census Bureau has received comments from data users, tribes,
and ANV officials over the past 20 or more years regarding the purpose
of American Indian/Alaska Native statistical geographic entities,
including ANVSAs, and how they should be defined to facilitate
tabulation and presentation of meaningful data. In response, the Census
Bureau adopts the following criteria and guidelines to help ensure that
ANVSAs delineated for the 2010 Census support their intended purpose,
provide useful and meaningful data for the ANV they represent, and
enhance the ability of data users to make more meaningful comparisons
between ANVSAs. These final criteria must be followed by all officials
delineating an ANVSA for the 2010 Census. The guidelines are provided
to assist delineating officials in defining a more meaningful ANVSA.
Final ANVSA Delineation Criteria
i. ANVSAs delineated for the 2010 Census shall not overlap.
ii. An ANVSA shall not completely surround the location of another
ANV as listed in Table 2.
iii. All portions of an ANVSA must be located within 50 miles of
the ANV's point location listed in Table 2.
iv. An ANVSA shall not include more water area than land area.
v. Officials delineating ANVSAs shall create nonvisible lines for
an ANVSA boundary only if other acceptable boundary features are not
available.
vi. ANVSAs shall not include military installations or area within
a Census 2000 urbanized area.
Final ANVSA Delineation Guidelines
i. An ANVSA should not extend beyond the regional boundary of the
ANRC in which the ANV is located (see Table 2).
ii. An ANVSA should not exceed 325 square miles in area.
iii. Housing units occupied by Alaska Natives, even if seasonal,
should constitute the majority of housing units within an ANVSA.\6\
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\6\ If using race data from Census 2000 rather than some other
data source, use data for ``American Indian and Alaska Native alone
or in combination with one or more races'' to determine whether an
ANVSA meets the final delineation criteria and guidelines.
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iv. The population within an ANVSA should be majority Alaska
Native, and, of that population, the majority should be members of the
delineating ANV.
v. An ANVSA should not contain large areas without housing or
population. Specifically, an ANVSA should have a housing unit density
of at least three housing units per square mile.
vi. An ANVSA should be contiguous.
vii. Water area should be included only to maintain contiguity, to
provide a generalized version of the shoreline, or if the water area is
completely surrounded by land area included in the ANVSA.
viii. An ANVSA's boundary should follow visible, physical features,
such as rivers, streams, shorelines, glaciers, roads, trails, and
ridgelines.
ix. An ANVSA boundary may follow the nonvisible, legally defined
boundaries of ANRCs, boroughs, or cities in Alaska.
d. Final ANVSA Naming Criteria
The name for an ANVSA must match the corresponding ANV name in
Table 2. If an ANV wishes to use a name that deviates from the
corresponding ANV name, the ANV must submit a brief statement
describing the reason for the change. Changes to the name of an ANVSA
will be considered only if submitted in writing and signed by the
highest elected official (Chairperson, Chief, or President) of the ANV.
2. ANVSA Review Process
As with all of the Census Bureau's statistical geographic entities,
the Census Bureau reserves the right to modify, create, or reject any
boundary or attribute as needed to meet the final program criteria or
to maintain geographic relationships before the tabulation geography is
finalized for the 2010 Census.
The Census Bureau will accept an ANVSA only if it meets the final
program criteria. Any decision to reject a particular ANVSA delineation
will be conveyed to the delineating official in writing. The
delineating official may redelineate the ANVSA and resubmit it to the
Census Bureau for review.
Interested parties will be able to review and comment on delineated
ANVSA boundaries and names. If a dispute between two or more parties
occurs over the boundary delineated for a specific ANVSA, the Census
Bureau encourages the respective parties to reach a mutually acceptable
agreement that complies with the final program criteria and follows the
final program guidelines. There may be instances in which a mutually
acceptable boundary for an ANVSA cannot be delineated, or the mutually
acceptable boundary does not follow the final program criteria and
guidelines. In such instances when only one of the parties is an ANV,
the Census Bureau shall give priority to the boundary submitted by the
ANV delineating official, in recognition of the government-to-
government relationship with the ANV, provided that the delineated
ANVSA meets the final program criteria. If a mutually acceptable ANVSA
is not delineated in accordance with final program criteria by the
program's deadline, the Census Bureau may independently delineate an
ANVSA.
IV. Definitions of Key Terms and Acronyms
Alaska Native--For purposes of this Notice, Alaska Native refers to
anyone who self-identifies as an American Indian and/or an Alaska
Native (AIAN) alone or in combination with one or more other races and
resides in Alaska.
Alaska Native area (ANA)--A geographic entity within the state of
Alaska that is defined for the collection and tabulation of decennial
census data for Alaska Natives. For the 2010 Census, ANAs include
Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs) and Alaska Native Village
statistical areas (ANVSAs).
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)--Federal legislation
(Pub. L. 92-203, 85 Stat. 688 (1971); 43 U.S.C. 1602 et seq. (2000))
enacted in 1971 that recognized Native villages and Native groups, and
established ANRCs and their regional boundaries.
Alaska Native Group Corporation (ANGC)--A corporation created
pursuant to the ANCSA and organized under the laws of the state of
Alaska as a for-profit or non-profit business to hold, invest, manage,
and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets
for and on behalf of a Native group.
Alaska Native Regional Corporation (ANRC)--A corporation created
pursuant to the ANCSA as a ``Regional Corporation'' and organized under
the laws of the State of Alaska to conduct both the for-profit and non-
profit affairs of Alaska Natives within a defined region of Alaska. For
the Census Bureau, ANRCs are considered legal geographic entities.
Twelve ANRCs cover the entire state of Alaska except for the area
within the Annette Island Reserve (an AIR under the governmental
authority of the Metlakatla Indian Community).
Alaska Native Urban Corporation (ANUC)--A corporation created
pursuant to the ANCSA and organized under the laws of the state of
Alaska as a for-profit or non-profit business to hold, invest, manage,
and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets
for and on behalf of one of the four Alaska Native urban communities
recognized under the ANCSA: Juneau, Kenai, Kodiak, and Sitka.
Alaska Native village (ANV)--A local governmental unit in Alaska
that constitutes an association, band, clan, community, group, tribe,
or village recognized by and eligible to receive services from the BIA
and/or in accordance with the ANCSA as a Native village or Native
group.
Alaska Native Village Corporation (ANVC)--A corporation created
pursuant to the ANCSA and organized under the laws of the state of
Alaska as a for-profit or non-profit business to hold, invest, manage,
and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and assets for or on behalf
of a Native village.
Alaska Native village statistical area (ANVSA)--A statistical
geographic entity that represents the residences, permanent and/or
seasonal, for Alaska Natives who are members of or receiving
governmental services from the defining ANV that are located within the
region and vicinity of the ANV's historic and/or traditional location.
ANVSAs are intended to represent the relatively densely settled portion
of each ANV and should include only an area where Alaska Natives,
especially members of the defining ANV, represent a significant
proportion of the population during at least one season of the year (at
least three consecutive months). ANVSAs also should not contain large
areas that are primarily unpopulated or do not include concentrations
of Alaska Natives, especially members of the defining ANV.
American Indian reservation (AIR)--A type of legal geographic
entity that is a recognized American Indian land area with a boundary
established by final treaty, statute, executive order, and/or court
order and over which the tribal government of a federally recognized
American Indian tribe (federal AIR) or a state recognized American
Indian tribe (state AIR) has governmental authority. Along with
reservation, designations such as colony, pueblo, rancheria, and
reserve may apply to AIRs.
ANCSA 14(c) Survey Plat--A map issued by the BLM that depicts the
surveyed boundaries for each Native village and its ANVC in accordance
with the process set out in Section 14(c) of the ANCSA (See 43 U.S.C.
1613(c) (2000)). Digital versions of the completed plats are available
online at ftp://ftp.dcbd.dced.state.ak.us/14cPlats/14c-Plats.htm.
BLM Core Township--A PLSS township or townships designated pursuant
to the ANCSA, 43 U.S.C. 1641(b) (2000), in which all or part of a
Native village was determined to be located.
Borough--A legal geographic entity within the state of Alaska. For
purposes of this program, the Census Bureau treats boroughs as
equivalent to a county in other states for data collection, tabulation,
and presentation purposes. In addition, when used generically, this
term also includes ``cities and boroughs,'' ``municipalities,'' and
``census areas'' in Alaska.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)--The primary agency of the federal
government, located within the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI),
charged with the trust responsibility between the federal government
and federally recognized AIAN tribal governments and communities,
including BIA-recognized ANVs.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)--The primary agency of the federal
government, located within the DOI, charged with carrying out the
ANCSA.
Census area--A statistical geographic entity that serves as the
equivalent of a borough in Alaska and that is delineated cooperatively
by the state of Alaska and the Census Bureau solely for the purposes of
subdividing that portion of Alaska that is not within an organized
borough to allow more efficient census data collection and more useful
census data tabulations.
Census designated place (CDP)--A statistical geographic entity
encompassing a concentration of population, housing, and commercial
structures that is clearly identifiable by a single name, but is not
within an incorporated place. CDPs are the statistical counterparts of
incorporated places for distinct unincorporated communities.
City--A legal designation for incorporated places in most states,
including Alaska.
Contiguous--A description of a geographic entity having an
uninterrupted outer boundary such that it forms a single, connected
piece of territory. Noncontiguous areas form separate, disconnected
pieces.
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)--The GNIS is the federal
standard for geographic nomenclature. The USGS developed the GNIS for
the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of
domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic
names used by all departments of the federal government; and the source
for applying geographic names to federal electronic and printed
products. The GNIS is available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html.
Incorporated place--A legal geographic entity that is a
governmental unit, incorporated under state law as a city, town (except
in New England, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and
New York), or village, to provide governmental services for a
concentration of people within a legally defined boundary.
Legal geographic entity--A geographically defined governmental,
administrative, or corporate entity whose origin, boundary, name, and
description result from charters, laws, treaties, or other governmental
action. Examples are the United States, states and statistically
equivalent entities, counties and statistically equivalent entities,
minor civil divisions, incorporated places, congressional districts,
AIRs and off reservation trust lands (ORTLs), school districts, and
ANRCs. The legal geographic entities that will be recognized for the
2010 Census are those in existence on January 1, 2010.
Native allotment--Land in Alaska allotted to Alaska Native adults
primarily pursuant to the Native Allotment Act of 1906 (Pub. L. 171,
Chap. 2469; 34 Stat. 197, Chap. 2469
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(1906)). A Native allotment can be up to 160 acres in area (.25 of a
square mile), and its title is held in restricted fee status (see
``Restricted fee land''). Native allotments were provided from the
public lands at large in Alaska and required each Alaska Native
applicant to demonstrate use and occupancy of the allotment for at
least a five-year period. Although many Native allotments are still
used for subsistent activities, most do not include housing units.
Native group (NG)--Any tribe, band, clan, group, community,
village, or village association of Alaska Natives designated by the
Secretary of the Interior composed of less than twenty-five, but more
than three, Alaska Natives, who also comprised a majority of the
residents of a locality at the time of the 1970 Census.
Native village (NV)--Any tribe, band, clan, group, community,
village, or village association of Alaska Natives listed in Sections 11
and 16 of the ANCSA (See 43 U.S.C. 1610 and 1615 (2000)) or which the
Secretary of the Interior determines was composed of twenty-five or
more Alaska Natives, who also comprised a majority of the residents of
a locality at the time of the 1970 Census.
Nonvisible feature--A map feature that is not visible from the
ground such as a city, borough, or ANRC boundary through space, a
property line, or line-of-sight extension of a road.
Off-Reservation Trust Land (ORTL)--A type of legal geographic
entity that is a recognized American Indian land area for which the
United States federal government holds fee title in trust for the
benefit of a tribe (tribal trust land) or for an individual American
Indian (individual trust land). Trust lands can be alienated or
encumbered only by the owner with the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior or his/her authorized representative. Trust lands may be
located on (on-reservation trust land) or off an AIR. The Census Bureau
recognizes and tabulates data for AIRs and ORTLs because the tribe has
governmental authority over these lands. Primary tribal governmental
authority generally is not attached to tribal lands located off the AIR
until the lands are placed in trust. In Census Bureau data tabulations,
ORTLs are always associated with a specific federal AIR and/or tribal
government.
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)--A rectangular system of surveys
used to subdivide and describe land in the United States. The PLSS
typically divides land into six-mile-square townships. These townships
are subdivided into 36 one-mile-square sections. Sections can be
further subdivided into quarter sections, quarter-quarter sections, or
irregular government lots. The PLSS consists of a series of separate
surveys. Most PLSS surveys begin at an initial point, and townships are
surveyed north, south, east, and west from that point. The north-south
line that runs through the initial point is a true meridian and is
called the Principal Meridian. There are five Principal Meridians in
Alaska--Copper River, Fairbanks, Kateel, Seward, and Umiat--that should
be used when describing a particular township or section. For more
information on the PLSS see http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html.
Regional Corporation--see Alaska Native Regional Corporation
(ANRC).
Restricted fee land--A land area for which an individual American
Indian/Alaska Native or a tribe holds fee simple title subject to
limitations or restrictions against alienation or encumbrances as set
forth in the title and/or by operation of law. Restricted fee lands may
be located on or off a federally recognized AIR. Native allotments in
Alaska are one type of restricted fee land. The Census Bureau does not
identify restricted fee lands as a specific geographic category.
Section--A PLSS region approximately one mile square that is a
division of a PLSS township.
Statistical geographic entity or statistical area--A geographic
entity specifically defined for the collection and/or tabulation of
statistical data from the Census Bureau. Statistical entities are not
generally established by law and their designation by the Census Bureau
neither conveys nor confers legal ownership, entitlement, jurisdiction,
or governmental authority. Tribal statistical geographic entities, also
called statistical areas, include ANVSAs and TDSAs, among others.
Township--A PLSS region approximately six miles square that
contains thirty-six approximately one mile square PLSS sections.
Tribal designated statistical area (TDSA)--A statistical geographic
entity identified and delineated for the Census Bureau by a federally
recognized American Indian tribe that does not currently have an AIR
and/or ORTL. A TDSA is intended to be comparable to the AIRs within the
same state or region, especially those for tribes that are of similar
size. A TDSA encompasses a compact and contiguous area that contains a
concentration of individuals who identify with the delineating
federally recognized American Indian tribe and within which there is
structured and organized tribal activity. Although two TDSAs were
delineated within Alaska for Census 2000, TDSAs will not be delineated
within Alaska for the 2010 Census. All ANVs eligible to delineate TDSAs
within Alaska for Census 2000 are eligible consider delineating an
ANVSA within Alaska for the 2010 Census.
Tribal Statistical Areas Program (TSAP)--New for the 2010 Census,
the TSAP is intended to consolidate the various AIAN statistical
geographic entities into one program. New delineations, updates, and
re-delineations of the various tribal statistical geographic entities,
including ANVSAs, will be processed through the TSAP.
Visible feature--A map feature that can be seen on the ground, such
as a road, railroad track, major above-ground transmission line or
pipeline, river, stream, shoreline, fence, sharply defined mountain
ridge, or cliff. Nonstandard visible features are a subset of visible
features that may not be clearly defined on the ground (such as a
ridge), may be seasonal (such as an intermittent stream), or may be
relatively impermanent (such as a fence). The Census Bureau generally
requests verification that a nonstandard visible feature used as a
boundary for a statistical geographic entity poses no problem for
census enumerators in locating it during field work.
Executive Order 12866
This Notice has been determined to be not significant under
Executive Order 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of
information displays a current, valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., Chapter
35, the Census Bureau requested, and the OMB granted its clearance for
the information collection requirements for geographic partnership
programs on September 24, 2008, (OMB Control Number 0607-0795, expires
on March 31, 2009). The Census Bureau's request for an extension of
this clearance until March 31, 2009, was sent to the OMB on September
9, 2008.
Dated: October 29, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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Table 2--Eligible ANVs
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ANV name ANRC ANCSA type \7\ BIA recognized name \8\ Longitude Latitude
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1............... Afognak................ Koniag................. NV..................... Native Village of Afognak.. -152.7652 58.0221
2............... Akhiok................. Koniag................. NV..................... Native Village of Akhiok... -154.1703 56.9456
3............... Akiachak............... Calista................ NV..................... Akiachak Native Community.. -161.4276 60.9026
4............... Akiak.................. Calista................ NV..................... Akiak Native Community..... -161.2222 60.9119
5............... Akutan................. Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of Akutan... -165.7809 54.1384
6............... Alakanuk............... Calista................ NV..................... Village of Alakanuk........ -164.6612 62.6797
7............... Alatna................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Alatna Village............. -152.7563 66.5636
8............... Aleknagik.............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Native Village of Aleknagik -158.6189 59.2789
9............... Alexander Creek........ Cook Inlet............. NG..................... n/a........................ -150.5999 61.4218
10.............. Algaaciq............... Calista................ NV..................... Algaaciq Native Village.... -163.1769 62.0534
11.............. Allakaket.............. Doyon.................. NV..................... Allakaket Village.......... -152.6506 66.5597
12.............. Ambler................. NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Ambler... -157.8671 67.0874
13.............. Anaktuvuk Pass......... Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Village of Anaktuvuk Pass.. -151.7286 68.1480
14.............. Andreafsky............. Calista................ NV..................... Yupiit of Andreafski....... -163.1934 62.0476
15.............. Angoon................. Sealaska............... NV..................... Angoon Community -134.5824 57.4975
Association.
16.............. Aniak.................. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Aniak........... -159.5487 61.5750
17.............. Anvik.................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Anvik Village.............. -160.1965 62.6515
18.............. Arctic Village......... Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Venetie -145.5283 68.1243
Tribal Government (Arctic
Village).
19.............. Asa'carsarmiut......... Calista................ NV..................... Asa'carsarmiut Tribe....... -163.7279 62.0906
20.............. Atka................... Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of Atka..... -174.2095 52.2106
21.............. Atmautluak............. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Atmautluak...... -162.2795 60.8591
22.............. Atqasuk................ Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Atqasuk Village............ -157.4135 70.4736
23.............. Ayakulik............... Koniag................. NV..................... n/a........................ -154.5072 57.1949
24.............. Barrow................. Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Native Village of Barrow -156.7811 71.2909
Inupiat Traditional
Government.
25.............. Beaver................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Beaver Village............. -147.4026 66.3628
26.............. Belkofski.............. Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of Belkofski -162.0423 55.0865
27.............. Bill Moore's........... Calista................ NV..................... Village of Bill Moore's -163.7767 62.9449
Slough.
28.............. Birch Creek............ Doyon.................. NV..................... Birch Creek Tribe.......... -145.8190 66.2590
29.............. Brevig Mission......... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Brevig -166.4885 65.3350
Mission.
30.............. Buckland............... NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Buckland. -161.1246 65.9767
31.............. Cantwell............... Ahtna.................. NV..................... Native Village of Cantwell. -148.9105 63.3921
32.............. Canyon Village......... Doyon.................. NG..................... n/a........................ -142.0878 67.1548
33.............. Caswell................ Cook Inlet............. NG..................... n/a........................ -149.9479 62.0047
34.............. Chalkyitsik............ Doyon.................. NV..................... Chalkyitsik Village........ -143.7286 66.6534
35.............. Cheesh-Na.............. Ahtna.................. NV..................... Cheesh-Na Tribe............ -144.6542 62.5718
36.............. Chefornak.............. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Chefornak....... -164.2723 60.1538
37.............. Chenega................ Chugach................ NV..................... Native Village of Chanega.. -148.0124 60.0664
38.............. Chevak................. Calista................ NV..................... Chevak Native Village...... -165.5807 61.5285
39.............. Chickaloon............. Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Chickaloon Native Village.. -148.4916 61.8002
40.............. Chignik Bay............ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Chignik Bay Tribal Council. -158.4129 56.3037
41.............. Chignik Lagoon......... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Native Village of Chignik -158.5302 56.3084
Lagoon.
42.............. Chignik Lake........... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Chignik Lake Village....... -158.7522 56.2496
43.............. Chilkat................ Sealaska............... NV..................... Chilkat Indian Village..... -135.8964 59.3997
44.............. Chilkoot............... Sealaska............... n/a.................... Chilkoot Indian Association -135.4460 59.2240
45.............. Chinik................. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Chinik Eskimo Community.... -163.0287 64.5443
46.............. Chitina................ Ahtna.................. NV..................... Native Village of Chitina.. -144.4412 61.5240
47.............. Chuathbaluk............ Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of -159.2481 61.5774
Chuathbaluk.
48.............. Chulloonawick.......... Calista................ NV..................... Chuloonawick Native Village -164.1628 62.9504
49.............. Circle................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Circle Native Community.... -144.0723 65.8261
50.............. Clark's Point.......... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Village of Clarks Point.... -158.5471 58.8330
51.............. Council................ Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Council.. -163.6764 64.8950
52.............. Craig.................. Sealaska............... NV..................... Craig Community Association -133.1253 55.4870
53.............. Crooked Creek.......... Calista................ NV..................... Village of Crooked Creek... -158.1124 61.8720
54.............. Curyung \9\............ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Curyung Tribal Council..... -158.4670 59.0487
55.............. Deering................ NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Deering.. -162.7283 66.0780
56.............. Dot Lake............... Doyon.................. NV..................... Village of Dot Lake........ -144.0354 63.6503
57.............. Douglas................ Sealaska............... UC..................... Douglas Indian Association. -134.3992 58.2781
58.............. Eagle.................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Eagle.... -141.1113 64.7808
59.............. Eek.................... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Eek...... -162.0247 60.2170
60.............. Egegik................. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Egegik Village............. -157.3536 58.2173
61.............. Eklutna................ Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Eklutna Native Village..... -149.3613 61.4606
62.............. Ekuk \9\............... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Native Village of Ekuk..... -158.5534 58.8035
63.............. Ekwok.................. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Ekwok Village.............. -157.4866 59.3519
64.............. Elim................... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Elim..... -162.2576 64.6165
65.............. Emmonak................ Calista................ NV..................... Emmonak Village............ -164.5454 62.7787
66.............. Evansville............. Doyon.................. NV..................... Evansville Village......... -151.5100 66.9272
67.............. Eyak................... Chugach................ NV..................... Native Village of Eyak..... -145.6351 60.5263
68.............. False Pass............. Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of False -163.4121 54.8520
Pass.
69.............. Fort Yukon............. Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Fort -145.2497 66.5627
Yukon.
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70.............. Gakona................. Ahtna.................. NV..................... Native Village of Gakona... -145.3119 62.3004
71.............. Galena................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Galena Village............. -156.8852 64.7427
72.............. Gambell................ Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Gambell.. -171.7022 63.7621
73.............. Georgetown............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of -157.6727 61.8979
Georgetown.
74.............. Gold Creek............. Cook Inlet............. NG..................... n/a........................ -149.6939 62.7567
75.............. Goodnews Bay........... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Goodnews -161.5864 59.1234
Bay.
76.............. Grayling............... Doyon.................. NV..................... Organized Village of -160.0689 62.9061
Grayling.
77.............. Gulkana................ Ahtna.................. NV..................... Gulkana Village............ -145.3656 62.2634
78.............. Hamilton............... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Hamilton. -163.8598 62.8896
79.............. Healy Lake............. Doyon.................. NV..................... Healy Lake Village......... -144.6998 63.9872
80.............. Holy Cross............. Doyon.................. NV..................... Holy Cross Village......... -159.7738 62.1985
81.............. Hoonah................. Sealaska............... NV..................... Hoonah Indian Association.. -135.4346 58.1100
82.............. Hooper Bay............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Hooper -166.0978 61.5294
Bay.
83.............. Hughes................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Hughes Village............. -154.2557 66.0455
84.............. Huslia................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Huslia Village............. -156.3892 65.7026
85.............. Hydaburg............... Sealaska............... NV..................... Hydaburg Cooperative -132.8201 55.2067
Association.
86.............. Igiugig................ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Igiugig Village............ -155.8927 59.3266
87.............. Iliamna................ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Village of Iliamna......... -154.9111 59.7568
88.............. Inalik................. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Diomede.. -168.9370 65.7547
89.............. Iqurmuit............... Calista................ NV..................... Iqurmuit Traditional -161.3287 61.7854
Council.
90.............. Ivanof Bay............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Ivanoff Bay Village........ -159.4836 55.9033
91.............. Kaguyak................ Koniag................. NV..................... Kaguyak Village............ -153.7955 56.8689
92.............. Kake................... Sealaska............... NV..................... Organized Village of Kake.. -133.9451 56.9775
93.............. Kaktovik............... Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Kaktovik Village........... -143.6113 70.1324
94.............. Kalskag................ Calista................ NV..................... Village of Kalskag......... -160.3215 61.5400
95.............. Kaltag................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Village of Kaltag.......... -158.7302 64.3259
96.............. Kanatak................ Koniag \10\............ n/a.................... Native Village of Kanatak.. -156.0432 57.5728
97.............. Karluk................. Koniag................. NV..................... Native Village of Karluk... -154.4393 57.5572
98.............. Kasaan................. Sealaska............... NV..................... Organized Village of Kasaan -132.4017 55.5419
99.............. Kasigluk............... Calista................ NV..................... Kasigluk Traditional Elders -162.5139 60.8873
Council.
100............. Kenai.................. Cook Inlet............. UC..................... Kenaitze Indian Tribe...... -151.2614 60.5521
101............. Ketchikan.............. Sealaska............... n/a.................... Ketchikan Indian -131.6445 55.3421
Corporation.
102............. Kiana.................. NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Kiana.... -160.4309 66.9717
103............. King Cove.............. Aleut.................. NV..................... Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove -162.3029 55.0629
104............. King Salmon............ Bristol Bay............ n/a.................... King Salmon Tribe.......... -156.7312 58.7090
105............. Kipnuk................. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Kipnuk... -164.0376 59.9343
106............. Kivalina............... NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Kivalina. -164.5386 67.7295
107............. Klawock................ Sealaska............... NV..................... Klawock Cooperative -133.0948 55.5526
Association.
108............. Kluti Kaah............. Ahtna.................. NV..................... Native Village of Kluti -145.3297 61.9770
Kaah.
109............. Knik................... Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Knik Tribe................. -149.6822 61.4947
110............. Knugank................ Bristol Bay............ NG..................... n/a........................ -158.7991 58.4225
111............. Kobuk.................. NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Kobuk.... -156.8888 66.9252
112............. Kodiak................. Koniag................. UC..................... Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak..... -152.3885 57.8009
113............. Kokhanok............... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Kokhanok Village........... -154.7682 59.4374
114............. Kongiganak............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of -162.8951 59.9533
Kongiganak.
115............. Kotlik................. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Kotlik.......... -163.5500 63.0325
116............. Kotzebue............... NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Kotzebue. -162.5874 66.8988
117............. Koyuk.................. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Koyuk.... -161.1628 64.9312
118............. Koyukuk................ Doyon.................. NV..................... Koyukuk Native Village..... -157.7031 64.8818
119............. Kwethluk............... Calista................ NV..................... Organized Village of -161.4381 60.8101
Kwethluk.
120............. Kwigillingok........... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of -163.1647 59.8694
Kwigillingok.
121............. Kwinhagak.............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Kwinhagak -161.9055 59.7525
122............. Lake Minchumina........ Doyon.................. NG..................... n/a........................ -152.3122 63.8830
123............. Larsen Bay............. Koniag................. NV..................... Native Village of Larsen -153.9874 57.5351
Bay.
124............. Lesnoi................. Koniag................. NV..................... Lesnoi Village............. -152.3351 57.7779
125............. Levelock............... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Levelock Village........... -156.8613 59.1117
126............. Lime Village........... Calista................ NV..................... Lime Village............... -155.4378 61.3540
127............. Lower Kalskag.......... Calista................ NV..................... Village of Lower Kalskag... -160.3642 61.5125
128............. Manley Hot Springs..... Doyon.................. NV..................... Manley Hot Springs Village. -150.6107 65.0088
129............. Manokotak.............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Manokotak Village.......... -158.9981 58.9724
130............. Marshall............... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Marshall. -162.0878 61.8794
131............. Mary's Igloo........... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Mary's -165.0678 65.1489
Igloo.
132............. McGrath................ Doyon.................. NV..................... McGrath Native Village..... -155.5759 62.9488
133............. Mekoryuk............... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Mekoryuk. -166.1943 60.3892
134............. Mentasta............... Ahtna.................. NV..................... Mentasta Traditional -143.7700 62.9330
Council.
135............. Minto.................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Minto.... -149.3497 65.1504
136............. Montana Creek.......... Cook Inlet............. NG..................... n/a........................ -150.0650 62.0686
137............. Nagamut................ Calista................ NG..................... n/a........................ -157.6744 61.0194
138............. Naknek................. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Naknek Native Village...... -156.9869 58.7330
139............. Nanwalek............... Chugach................ NV..................... Native Village of Nanwalek. -151.9119 59.3521
140............. Napaimute.............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Napaimute -158.6739 61.5414
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141............. Napakiak............... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Napakiak. -161.9790 60.6906
142............. Napaskiak.............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Napaskiak -161.7634 60.7060
143............. Nelson Lagoon.......... Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of Nelson -161.2070 56.0006
Lagoon.
144............. Nenana................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Nenana Native Association.. -149.0875 64.5610
145............. New Koliganek.......... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... New Koliganek Village -157.2844 59.7286
Council.
146............. New Stuyahok........... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... New Stuyahok Village....... -157.3208 59.4518
147............. Newhalen............... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Newhalen Village........... -154.8924 59.7238
148............. Newtok................. Calista................ NV..................... Newtok Village............. -164.6307 60.9377
149............. Nightmute.............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Nightmute -164.7216 60.4788
150............. Nikolai................ Doyon.................. NV..................... Nikolai Village............ -154.3814 63.0128
151............. Nikolski............... Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of Nikolski. -168.8615 52.9401
152............. Ninilchik.............. Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Ninilchik Village.......... -151.6936 60.0300
153............. Noatak................. NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Noatak... -162.9676 67.5716
154............. Nome................... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Nome Eskimo Community...... -165.3940 64.4999
155............. Nondalton.............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Nondalton Village.......... -154.8564 59.9634
156............. Noorvik................ NANA................... NV..................... Noorvik Native Community... -161.0440 66.8345
157............. Northway............... Doyon.................. NV..................... Northway Village........... -141.9517 62.9822
158............. Nuiqsut................ Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Native Village of Nuiqsut.. -151.0000 70.2166
159............. Nulato................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Nulato Village............. -158.1066 64.7246
160............. Nunakauyarmiut......... Calista................ NV..................... Nunakauyarmiut Tribe....... -165.1037 60.5338
161............. Nunam Iqua............. Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Nunam -164.8525 62.5299
Iqua.
162............. Nunapitchuk............ Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of -162.4522 60.8968
Nunapitchuk.
163............. Ohogamiut.............. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Ohogamiut....... -161.8648 61.5704
164............. Old Harbor............. Koniag................. NV..................... Village of Old Harbor...... -153.3031 57.2104
165............. Orutsararmuit.......... Calista................ NV..................... Orutsararmuit Native -161.7730 60.7968
Village.
166............. Oscarville............. Calista................ NV..................... Oscarville Traditional -161.7758 60.7236
Village.
167............. Ouzinkie............... Koniag................. NV..................... Native Village of Ouzinkie. -152.5002 57.9237
168............. Paimiut................ Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Paimiut.. -165.8201 61.7030
169............. Pauloff Harbor......... Aleut.................. NV..................... Pauloff Harbor Village..... -162.7071 54.4577
170............. Pedro Bay.............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Pedro Bay Village.......... -154.1484 59.7768
171............. Perryville............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Native Village of -159.1633 55.9140
Perryville.
172............. Petersburg............. Sealaska............... n/a.................... Petersburg Indian -132.9512 56.8113
Association.
173............. Pilot Point............ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Native Village of Pilot -157.5753 57.5545
Point.
174............. Pilot Station.......... Calista................ NV..................... Pilot Station Traditional -162.8825 61.9375
Village.
175............. Pitkas Point........... Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Pitkas -163.2826 62.0345
Point.
176............. Platinum............... Calista................ NV..................... Platinum Traditional -161.8237 59.0095
Village.
177............. Point Hope............. Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Native Village of Point -166.7693 68.3486
Hope.
178............. Point Lay.............. Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Native Village of Point Lay -163.0082 69.7427
179............. Point Possession....... Cook Inlet............. NG..................... n/a........................ -150.4110 61.0308
180............. Port Alsworth.......... Cook Inlet \11\........ NG..................... n/a........................ -154.3223 60.2016
181............. Port Graham............ Chugach................ NV..................... Native Village of Port -151.8353 59.3481
Graham.
182............. Port Heiden............ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Native Village of Port -158.6250 56.9326
Heiden.
183............. Port Lions............. Koniag................. NV..................... Native Village of Port -152.8894 57.8659
Lions.
184............. Portage Creek \9\...... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Portage Creek Village...... -157.7174 58.9073
185............. Rampart................ Doyon.................. NV..................... Rampart Village............ -150.1453 65.5094
186............. Red Devil.............. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Red Devil....... -157.3387 61.7834
187............. Ruby................... Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Ruby..... -155.4729 64.7371
188............. Saint George........... Aleut.................. NV..................... Pribilof Islands Aleut -169.5519 56.6044
Communities of St. Paul
and St. George Islands
(Saint George Island).
189............. Saint Michael.......... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Saint -162.0384 63.4784
Michael.
190............. Saint Paul............. Aleut.................. NV..................... Pribilof Islands Aleut -170.2727 57.1274
Communities of St. Paul
and St. George Islands
(Saint Paul Island).
191............. Salamatof.............. Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Village of Salamatoff...... -151.3194 60.6154
192............. Sand Point............. Aleut.................. NV..................... Qagun Tayagungin Tribe of -160.4905 55.3458
Sand Point Village.
193............. Savoonga............... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Savoonga. -170.4640 63.6959
194............. Saxman................. Sealaska............... NV..................... Organized Village of Saxman -131.6003 55.3221
195............. Scammon Bay............ Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Scammon -165.5818 61.8417
Bay.
196............. Selawik................ NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Selawik.. -160.0162 66.5984
197............. Seldovia............... Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Seldovia Village Tribe..... -151.7123 59.4390
198............. Shageluk............... Doyon.................. NV..................... Shageluk Native Village.... -159.5227 62.6556
199............. Shaktoolik............. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of -161.1845 64.3495
Shaktoolik.
200............. Shishmaref............. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of -166.0666 66.2564
Shishmaref.
201............. Shungnak............... NANA................... NV..................... Native Village of Shungnak. -157.1426 66.8873
202............. Sitka.................. Sealaska............... UC..................... Sitka Tribe of Alaska...... -135.3426 57.0543
203............. Skagway................ Sealaska............... n/a.................... Skagway Village............ -135.3119 59.4583
204............. Sleetmute.............. Calista................ NV..................... Village of Sleetmute....... -157.1689 61.6962
205............. Solomon................ Bering Straits......... NV..................... Village of Solomon......... -164.4488 64.5597
206............. South Naknek........... Bristol Bay............ NV..................... South Naknek Village....... -157.0026 58.7123
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207............. Stebbins............... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Stebbins Community -162.2820 63.5208
Association.
208............. Stevens Village........ Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Stevens.. -149.1039 66.0055
209............. Stony River............ Calista................ NV..................... Village of Stony River..... -156.5898 61.7891
210............. Takotna................ Doyon.................. NV..................... Takotna Village............ -156.0870 62.9723
211............. Tanacross.............. Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Tanacross -143.3565 63.3762
212............. Tanana................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Tanana... -152.0763 65.1716
213............. Tatitlek............... Chugach................ NV..................... Native Village of Tatitlek. -146.6779 60.8664
214............. Tazlina................ Ahtna.................. NV..................... Native Village of Tazlina.. -145.4284 62.0589
215............. Telida................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Telida Village............. -153.2785 63.3840
216............. Teller................. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Teller... -166.3628 65.2613
217............. Tetlin................. Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Tetlin... -142.5239 63.1351
218............. Togiak................. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Traditional Village of -160.3764 59.0619
Togiak.
219............. Tuluksak............... Calista................ NV..................... Tuluksak Native Community.. -160.9630 61.1020
220............. Tuntutuliak............ Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of -162.6696 60.3424
Tuntutuliak.
221............. Tununak................ Calista................ NV..................... Native Village of Tununak.. -165.2588 60.5827
222............. Twin Hills............. Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Twin Hills Village......... -160.2836 59.0774
223............. Tyonek................. Cook Inlet............. NV..................... Native Village of Tyonek... -151.1494 61.0716
224............. Uganik................. Koniag................. NV..................... n/a........................ -153.4046 57.7565
225............. Ugashik................ Bristol Bay............ NV..................... Ugashik Village............ -157.3887 57.5027
226............. Ukivok................. Bering Straits......... NV..................... King Island Native -168.0718 64.9643
Community.
227............. Umkumiute.............. Calista................ NV..................... Umkumiute Native Village... -165.1989 60.4997
228............. Unalakleet............. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of -160.7914 63.8777
Unalakleet.
229............. Unalaska............... Aleut.................. NV..................... Qawalangin Tribe of -166.5337 53.8746
Unalaska.
230............. Unga................... Aleut.................. NV..................... Native Village of Unga..... -160.5050 55.1841
231............. Uyak................... Koniag................. NV..................... n/a........................ -154.0078 57.6336
232............. Venetie................ Doyon.................. NV..................... Native Village of Venetie -146.4149 67.0178
Tribal Government (Village
of Venetie).
233............. Wainwright............. Arctic Slope........... NV..................... Village of Wainwright...... -160.0202 70.6448
234............. Wales.................. Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of Wales.... -168.0960 65.6082
235............. White Mountain......... Bering Straits......... NV..................... Native Village of White -163.4042 64.6805
Mountain.
236............. Wrangell............... Sealaska............... n/a.................... Wrangell Cooperative -132.3791 56.4752
Association.
237............. Yakutat................ Sealaska............... NV..................... Yakutat Tlingit Tribe...... -139.7435 59.5543
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\7\ In this column, ``NV'' means a ``Native village'', ``NG''
means a ``Native group'', ``UC'' means an ``Urban Corporation'', and
``n/a'' means that the ANV is not recognized pursuant to the ANCSA.
\8\ The BIA recognized name for each ANV is taken from the
Federal Register notice published Friday, April 4, 2008 (73 FR
18553). ``n/a'' in this column means that the ANV is not recognized
by the BIA and is not listed in the BIA's Federal Register notice.
\9\ The ANVs Curyung, Ekuk, and Portage Creek are all
represented by the same ANVC, Choggiung, Limited. Choggiung, Limited
also represents the ANCSA 14(c) sites of Igushik and Lewis Point
that should be considered when these three ANVs are delineating
their ANVSAs.
\10\ The Kanatak ANV is currently located within the boundary of
the Koniag ANRC in the Census Bureau's records, but they receive
services from the Bristol Bay Native Association. If the ANRC
boundaries are correct in the Census Bureau's records, the ANV is
eligible to consider delineating an ANVSA within the boundary of the
Koniag ANRC for the 2010 Census.
\11\ The Port Alsworth ANV is currently located within the
boundary of the Cook Inlet ANRC in the Census Bureau's records, but
they receive services from the Bristol Bay Native Association. If
the ANRC boundaries are correct in the Census Bureau's records, the
ANV is eligible to consider delineating an ANVSA within the boundary
of the Cook Inlet ANRC for the 2010 Census.
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