Not defending her, but Murkowski is under tremendous pressure from the Alaskan Natives Gro

just said this in the other thread

frick them and frick her. It’s 2018, who the frick wants to be part of a tribe anyway?

Her whole state is going to be under a frick ton more pressure if she pisses off Cocaine Mitch and Trump.

Those same tribes urging her to vote no must really not remember that their rights are governed by Congress and enforced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Wouldn't be entirely unsurprising if the staffing level for the Alaskan Natives Division suddenly dipped to non-existant.

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The Natives Group have played a huge role in helping get Murkowski elected

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Then she needs to switch to a "D" beside her name... She acts like one anyway, so The Alaska Natives Group would probably still support her...

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Not defending her, but Murkowski is under tremendous pressure from the Alaskan Natives Gro

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Yet the Dems in conservative states don't bow to pressure.

My guess this is a play behind the scenes to get the Natives some concession, that Trump/Mitch will promise to her and them.

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Wouldn't be entirely unsurprising if the staffing level for the Alaskan Natives Division suddenly dipped to non-existant.

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It won't because Alaska Native relations isn't defined entirely by BIA legislation.

That is primarily controlled through ANILCA and ANSCA laws.

It's hard to understand but Alaska isn't "Indian" Country.

In general, a group of people who weren't going to vote for a politician anyway aren't in a particularly good position to pressure that politician. Hopefully Murky is wise enough to realize this. She's a swampmonster and may use this as an excuse to case a No vote however.

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Native community stood behind her in 2010 when she lost her primary and was able to win the general on a write in.

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Only to ensure that a more conservative Tea Party candidate wouldn't win the election. With the GOP threat in that state effectively neutralized, they'll go back to voting D.

Hey how are you

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That is primarily controlled through ANILCA and ANSCA laws.

It's hard to understand but Alaska isn't "Indian" Country.

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Aren't ANILCA and ANCSA primarily land laws? I thought the BIA handled all "tribal" relations issues.

I could be wrong, but I didn't think the lands acts applied to tribal/governmental relations on issues not related to land.

ETA, from the BIA's "About Us" page:

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Indian Affairs (IA) is the oldest bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. Established in 1824, IA currently provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. There are 573 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives in the United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is responsible for the administration and management of 55 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface minerals estates held in trust by the United States for American Indian, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) provides education services to approximately 42,000 Indian students. BIA and BIE’s missions are:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) mission is to: "… enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives."

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) mission is to: "… provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with the tribes’ needs to cultural and economic well being in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. The Bureau considers the whole person (spiritual, mental, physical and cultural aspects.)"

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