I was comforted to learn that certain Alaskan tribes and traditions are thriving in "Russia" to a greater extent than can be found in the land of their origin.  So at the sale of Russian interests to the US some individuals "chose" to remove back to Russia.  They took their beliefs, their beautiful dances, traditions with them and there they thrive.  The US did their best.  However, they without fail didn't notice or didn't care to notice the locations of the not yet vestiges of "local" (aka tribal or kinship) civilities.  So, they overstrode, pummeled, and broke the customs of the local owners of the land since all the US purchased was a few forts and stores along the coastline.  The US agreed in the sales agreement that the rest of Alaska had other owners...the people of the land.  So the people of the land had a bonafide fee interest recorded until the Alaska land claims settlement act to pave the way for the pipeline and ensuing oil glut which was requisite an 8 billion budget.