A ballot measure initiative seeks to have the state of Alaska officially recognize and acknowledge the 229 federally recognized Alaska Native Tribes. The initiative models itself on a piece of state legislation, HB123, which passed the Alaska House by a 35-4 vote earlier this year. But fighting over the state budget has gnarled future progress of the measure. The initiative would create a government-to-government relationship with the state -- much in the way the 229 Tribes have with the federal