Mike Everett (shown on left), BLM land law examiner, helps Florentino Barril (right) and his wife, Davina, fill out an application for the Alaska Native Veteran Land Allotment Program. (Courtesy/Lisa Hart, Bureau of Land Management)

This story was originally published by Tribal Business News

Mike Everett has helped allocate thousands of acres of Alaskan wilderness to Alaska Native veterans who missed their chance at land ownership while serving during the Vietnam War.  

Everett, a land law examiner for…