Angoon Community Association
Alaska Native tribe
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The Angoon Community Association is a federally recognized tribe in Alaska, United States.[1] This Alaska Native tribe is headquartered in Angoon, Alaska.[2] They are Tlingit.[3]
Angoon Community Association
Xootsnoowú Ḵwáan | |
|---|---|
Village of Angoon, Alaska | |
  Angoon Community Association Angoon Community Association headquarters | |
| Coordinates: 57°30′03″N 134°35′03″W | |
| Constitution Ratified | November 15, 1939 |
| Capital | Angoon, Alaska |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| • Body | Angoon Tribal Council |
| • President | Mary Jean Duncan |
| Population (2025) | |
• Estimate | 250 |
| Demonym | Tlingit |
| Time zone | UTC–09:00 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–08:00 (AKDT) |
| Website | www |
The tribe belong to the Kootznoowoo Tlingit people (Tlingit: Xootsnoowú Ḵwáan). The name Kootznoowoo translates as "fortress of brown bears".[4] The tribe has 450 enrolled citizens.[5]
Location
Their city Angoon (Tlingit: Aangóon) on Kootznahoo Inlet[5] and Chatham Strait.[3] Angoon is located on Admiralty Island[4] in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. Their community is surrounded by the Tongass National Forest.[3]
Angoon can be accessed by ferry or floatplane.[5] The tribe has formed a Roads Committee to plan construction of roads.[5]
Government
The tribe is government by a democratically elected tribal council. Their president is Mary Jean Duncan.[1] They ratified their constitution and by-laws in 1939.[6]
They are a member of the National Congress of American Indians.[7]
Economic development
The Angoon Community Association belongs to Kootznoowoo, Incorporated, an ANCSA Village Corporation which is part of Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation.[3][4] Kootznoowoo Inc. owns Taquan Air, an Alaska regional airline.
The Chatham School District is a primary employer in the area, and many locals work in commercial fishing.[5] The city has an unemployment rate of 38 percent.[5]
Notable citizens
- Albert Kookesh (2005–2013), Alaska state legislator and senator