СʪÃà Land Entitlement and Natural Resources
СʪÃà CorporationСʪÃÙs land entitlement comprises 6.5 million acres in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) River Delta and the Kuskokwim Mountains. Most of this land is split estate where the village corporation owns the surface estate and СʪÃà owns the subsurface. The regionСʪÃÙs 56 villages selected the bulk of these lands near their villages based primarily on subsistence needs. СʪÃÃСʪÃÙs entitlement also includes 264,000 acres of fee estate lands where СʪÃà owns both surface and subsurface rights. Much of the fee estate entitlement is prospective for precious metal mineral resources.
СʪÃà Region
The region СʪÃà Corporation serves is a vast and beautiful corner of the world. Tucked between two of Southwest СʪÃÃСʪÃÙs mightiest rivers СʪÃÓ the Yukon and the Kuskokwim СʪÃÓ this unique isolated area is the traditional home of the stateСʪÃÙs indigenous YupСʪÃÙik, CupСʪÃÙik and Athabascan people, our Shareholders.
Size СʪÃÓ Massive and Remote
- 58,000 square miles СʪÃÓ about the size of New York State
- About 10 percent of СʪÃÃСʪÃÙs entire land area
- Second largest ANCSA region in land size
- No roads outside of the Region
- No rail service
- Land entitlement to СʪÃà is only 6.5 million acres СʪÃÓ less than 20 percent of the land area
- Approximately 75 percent of the land within the Region is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Most remaining lands are owned by federal and state governments, with a very small amount privately owned
Native Allotments
Authority for Native allotments is designated to the organization affiliated with the tribal enrollment of the allotted individuals. СʪÃà is not responsible for the transfer of Native allotments owned by individuals in the СʪÃà Region.