Was the authority to establish reservations in Alaska established solely in the act of 1936 to which you referred? Governor GRUENING. NO. there were some reservations before that. but they were not particularly important or conspicuous. The first reservation was at Metlakatla. on Annette Island. established by act of Congress for natives who were not native Alaskans. but Canadians. who had wandered over under the leadership of Father Duncan. He was a missionary who had left England and came to Canada and then emigrated on into Alaska. He petitioned Congress to establish a reservation for his flock. and Congress granted that. That was back in 1887.
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