Chuck Hawley says miners opposed giving land to Natives.
But in the ’70s, there was a shift in the politics of the Alaska Miners’ Association. Bigger mining companies were again seriously looking at mineral development in the state.
And, like the oil companies, they needed clear land titles.
There was also a leadership change in the miners’ association.
Chuck Hawley became head of the Anchorage branch and later its executive director.
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