Angoon Community Association

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Angoon Community Association
Xootsnoowú Ḵwáan
Alaska Native village
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Village of Angoon, Alaska
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Angoon Community Association
Angoon Community Association headquarters
Coordinates: 57°30′03″N134°35′03″W / 57.50083°N 134.58417°W / 57.50083; -134.58417
Constitution RatifiedNovember 15, 1939;86 years ago (1939-11-15)
Capital Angoon, Alaska
Government
 • Type Representative democracy
 • BodyAngoon Tribal Council
 • PresidentMary Jean Duncan
Population
 (2025)
 • Estimate 
250
Demonym Tlingit
Time zone UTC–09:00 (AKST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC–08:00 (AKDT)
Website www.facebook.com/1934Tribal

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]

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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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tribal Leaders Directory". Tribal Leaders Directory. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Angoon Community Association". National Indian Law Library: Tribal Law Gateway. Native American Rights Fund. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Angoon Community Association". Alaska Handbook. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Aangóon (Angoon)". MySealaska. Sealaska. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Angoon Community Association". Tribal Transportation. US Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Constitution of By-laws of the Angoon Community Associtation" (PDF). Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tribal Directory". National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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