### Question
Can you define what Alaska Nanuuq Commission means?


### Answer
**Alaska Nanuuq Commission** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 1423*:

> the Alaska Native entity, in existence on January 12, 2007, that represents all villages in the State of Alaska that engage in the annual subsistence taking of polar bears from the Alaska-Chukotka population and any successor entity

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1423*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER VI-POLAR BEARS**

