Alaska court pauses tribe’s burial site case for settlement talks
A federal court in Alaska has paused the Aniak Traditional Council’s lawsuit against state entities and the Federal Aviation Administration over ancestral remains discovered during an airport runway project. The stay allows parties to continue settlement talks without further litigation. The tribe alleges that the University of Alaska System holds Indigenous remains and that agencies have blocked further recovery efforts. A status report is due by March 28.
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