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Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans, Heirs, or Personal Representative Land Allotment Program Workshop

This workshop is to help Veterans, their heirs or their personal representatives* with applying for and selecting land. Vietnam-Era veterans were unable to select land when allotments were given, and this program will allow selection of land for a limited time.

Workshop Details:

DATE & TIME: Presentation May 16th, 2023, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. Plus all day assistance until 4pm.

LOCATION: Kawerak in the Talialuk Board Room Nome, Alaska.

BY PHONE: If you cannot attend in person you can participate via toll free teleconference by calling 1-866-830-9434 entering the Access Code 8008987.

 

If you have served in the military or know of a family member that served anytime between the dates of August 5, 1964 – December 31, 1971; and have not applied previously for 160-acre Native Allotment; or was previously denied an Allotment –  Plan on attending an upcoming Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veteran Land Allotment Program Workshop. More Information on the John D. Dingell Jr Act, Public Law 116-9: kawerak.org/lms

*If a qualified veteran has passed on, a family member who has been appointed the personal representative by the Alaska State Court, of the deceased’s estate ~ may apply on behalf of the estate.

The following Representatives are flying in to help provide information & assistance plus providing all day assistance from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Candy Grimes and Mike Everett from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
  • Paul Mayo from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
  • Phil Hokenson from the Veterans Affairs (V.A), and
  • Abbi Novotny Attorney Rep available phone and Adrian Dickson/Bahnke in person from the Alaska Legal Services Corporation.

Additional services being offered:

  • Last Will & Testament – Land Management Staff will also be helping Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans, or their heirs, or personal representatives create a Last Will & Testament if they want.

 

Please contact Kawerak Land Management Services for more information.

  • Brian James, LMS Specialist II Ph.# 907-443-4324 Email: bjames@kawerak.org
  • Jason Omedelina, LMS Specialist I Ph.# 907-443-4326 Email: jomedelina@kawerak.org

Kawerak Land Management Services P.O. Box 948
Nome, AK 99762
Toll Free in Alaska: 1-800-443-4316 Fax#:907-443-4461

 

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