Some of us would like Alaska to be free from federal rule. A native group, the Alaska-Hawaii Alliance for Self-Determination, has pronounced its cause to call for Alaska’s independence from Washington, D.C. They are bringing a case to the UN, stating that Alaska was illegally incorporated into statehood in 1959.
A human rights group speaking in the name of indigenous populations of Alaska and Hawaii seek UN intervention to organize self-determination referenda in the US states, saying Washington has illegally occupied it since 1959.
The group wants the UN to pressure the US over what they call a violation of UN charter and international law. It accuses Washington of mistreating indigenous peoples of Alaska and Hawaii living under what it calls American ‘occupation’.
Ronald Barnes of Alaska said the US “is mismanaging the property they have no right for.” “They take our land and mine mineral resources in large amounts damaging our environment,” he said. Barnes told TASS that the group would seek assistance from Russia for their cause.
“It will be 150 years since the sale of Alaska by Russia to the US in 2017. If we could work with the Russians to present the historical truth and reject the distorted concepts about Alaska and our peoples, I believe it could be a good way to amend the situation,” he said.
He said Alaska could become a neutral independent state between Russia and the West.
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