Alaska Natives born after ANCSA cutoff for corporate shareholders seek change

Also: Facing five lawsuits, Alaska redistricting board members clash on organization Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Pipers Restaurant and Sports Lounge]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, December 16. In today's newsletter: - ANCSA made only Alaska Natives born before December 1971 corporate shareholders. Those born after want change. - Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson said worker concerns drove his decision to briefly shut off fluoride to the city's water supply, but the union representing those workers said it never received safety complaints. - As oil and investments earn more for Alaska, the state could see its first deficit-free budget in 10 years. If you were thinking about buying a potted Christmas tree because you want to plant it outside when the snow melts, Jeff Lowenfels has some bad news: It probably won't make it. "Buy them, but don’t expect to keep them," he says in this week's [gardening column](. Oh well. Fortunately, Anchorage businesses selling cut Christmas trees have said they've managed to [ship in plenty]( this year. 🌨️ Anchorage weather It's warming up a bit, with a high expected today near 16 degrees. There's also a good chance of snow this afternoon and tonight. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. —Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [ANCSA made only Natives born before December 1971 corporate shareholders. Those born after want change.]( [ANCSA made only Natives born before December 1971 corporate shareholders. Those born after want change.]( Shares mean dividends, identity and a say in what Native corporations do. Many Alaska Natives under 50 are waiting to be included in the corporations created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This reporting is part of our collaboration with Alaska Public Media and Indian Country Today on the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. (You can read the other stories in the series [here](.) [Read More]( [Mayor Bronson said worker concerns drove decision to briefly shut off fluoride to Anchorage’s water supply, but union says it never received safety complaints]( [Mayor Bronson said worker concerns drove decision to briefly shut off fluoride to Anchorage’s water supply, but union says it never received safety complaints]( The union representing workers at Anchorage’s water utility said it had received no safety complaints after Mayor Dave Bronson said he temporarily shut off fluoride in the city’s water in October because, he said, some workers told him they were experiencing health issues related to the substance. 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