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SWISS v. CHIGNIK RIVER LTD.

No. S-7726.

951 P.2d 433 (1998)

John S. SWISS, individually and d/b/a Swiss's Alaska Trophy Hunts, Appellant, v. CHIGNIK RIVER LIMITED, an Alaska corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Meacham, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Amy L. Vaudreuil, Hedland, Brennan, Heideman & Cooke, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and MATTHEWS and BRYNER, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires village corporations to convey land used as a subsistence campsite to the occupant. The question presented is whether an occupant may be entitled to more than one campsite for a given subsistence use. We answer "yes" because the act contains no limitations pertaining to subsistence campsites and multiple campsites are frequently needed...

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