The municipality acknowledges that the Municipality of Anchorage lies within the traditional lands of the Dena'ina Athabascans. For more than a thousand years the Dena'ina have been and continue to be the stewards of this land. It is with gratitude and respect that we recognize the contributions, innovations, and contemporary perspectives of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina.
(AO No. 2020-137(S), § 1, 1-14-2021)
The Municipality of Anchorage recognizes the 229 federally recognized Tribes of Alaska and specifically, the Native Village of Eklutna, as the only federally recognized Tribe within the Municipality of Anchorage's boundaries.
(AO No. 2020-137(S), § 1, 1-14-2021)