Violent Silhouettes

Historical marker location:

, Silver Springs, Alaska

( Marker can be reached from Wrangell St Elias Visitor Center, 0.3 miles east of Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 4), on the right when traveling east.)

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.