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Forming Formed: 2008
Alaska Settlement Project
Remote, Alaska,
United States
 Seeking to establish a semi-primitive settlement in remote Alaska. We will be off the grid and in touch with nature. The goal is to purchase a property to create a settlement for 10-25 people initially, then to attempt to replicate the process with others.
We will hunt, fish, forage and grow foods organically. Our goal will be to create a sustainable and ethically sound settlement that we can eventually use as a model for others.
Decisions will be made as a group and will follow an egalitarian/tribal model. Everyone will take an equal share in the initial expense and (hopefully) the long term rewards. A land trust or Non-Profit model will be considered.
Work will be on an as capable basis, with everyone fulfilling whatever role our social contract with one another dictates.
The aim is not Utopia, but a humble, sustainable and happy group of people thriving on clean land, breathing clean air and drinking clean water. If you are interested, please contact for more details. Since the group is just forming, experts in many fields will be needed.
Please, serious inquiries only. There will be an initial expense for the acquisition of land - though, thanks to Alaska's wide-openess - that expense may be nowhere near what one might fear.
 
Website: http://tribes.tribe.net/alaskasettlementproject
Contact:
Bill Turner

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Last Updated:8/7/2008
 
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Population
Adult Members:
3
Child Members:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
66% M 33% F
Open to which gender(s):
All genders welcome
Age Focus:
Middle Age
:: Young Adults
(Seniors wishing to join can feel free to contact, however, be aware that remote locations make medical care far less accessible.)
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
(Leadership will be determined by the group.)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(The three members are now setting some goals, flexible for new members.)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Partial income sharing
(All members will own an equal share of the land and work dividends will be shared - i.e. working together on homes and land improvements etc.)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
(Be aware that as we develop, individual liabilities will not be shared by the group.)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(We will work together as a cooperative group.)
Join Fee:
Yes
(Initial investment in land, and we will equally divide expenses for initial improvements.)
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Rural
(Looking for remote properties accessible by plane and possibly water.)
Land Owned By:
Community-controlled land trust
(We could also develop a non-profit model, or other mutually suitable alternative.)
Cohousing:
No
(Though voluntary co-housing is possible.)
Food, etc.
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all meals
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
(Free Will supercedes Individual bias. I do not drink.)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(Same as alcohol, except that I do have some use for tobacco.)
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
(Again, free will supercedes individual bias. I am a non-aligned, ethical monotheist. All faiths and philosophies, save nihilism and other destructive systems, are welcome.)
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Ecumenical (includes "all religions")
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
(Schools will be far away, which is a consideration for parents wishing to join.)
 
 


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