On the other hand the feds have been dragging their feet on two land issues, one is state selected lands from AK statehood not turned over to the state. These lands are in limbo, can't file on a gold claim for instance. I remember the bonfires of statehood when I was a kid, long ago.
 Two is personal native allotments that date to before the pipeline right of way was issued.
The feds did not increase the number of survey crews to work these claims, many claimants are deceased by now which probably complicates matters. This will be 40 years the line has been in operation this July I think maybe Aug. Instead they spent time cutting down the acerage, did they come and look to see that the part excluded had cranberries?
I would be opposed to selling, probably giving, public lands to private parties such as real estate developers, mining companies or any outfit that will help to grind the peoples  bones into bread.
Does work make you free or just enrich the already wealthy and powerful?