On July 1, 1972, representatives of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., (CIRI) were presented with a settlement check for their regional corporation share after the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act was signed into law. L-R: UI, Roy Huhndorf, Don Wright, George Miller (with check), Sen. Ted Stevens, Lt. Gov. Red Boucher and Morris Thompson of BIA at the Anchorage Westward Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. (Dept. of Interior/Stevens Foundation photo)