### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define Native land?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 3102*, **Native land** is defined as:

> land owned by a Native Corporation or any Native Group and includes land which, as of December 2, 1980, had been selected under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] by a Native Corporation or Native Group and had not been conveyed by the Secretary (except to the extent such selection is determined to be invalid or has been relinquished) and land referred to in section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1618(b)]

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3102*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

