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Metlakatla ( / ˌmɛtləˈkætlə /; Tsimshian: Maxłakxaała or Wil uks t’aa mediik; Lingít: Tàakw.àani [2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,405; this had grown to 1,454 by the 2020 census. [3]
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is a non-profit health organization based in Anchorage, Alaska, which provides health services to 158,000 Alaska Natives and American Indians in Alaska. Established in 1997, ANTHC is a consortium of the tribal regional health organizations. The Board of Directors for ANTHC equally represent all ...
Annette Island. Annette Island or Taak'w Aan (Tlingit) is an island in the Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is at 55°08′06″N 131°27′21″W. It is about 18 km (11 mi) long and about 18 km (11 mi) wide. The land area is 332.573 km 2 (128.407 sq mi).
William Duncan c. 1902. William Duncan age 20. William Duncan (3 April 1832 – 30 August 1918) was an English-born Anglican missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, in Canada, and Metlakatla, Alaska, in the United States. [1] Although sometimes referred to as "Father Duncan" in subsequent reports, he ...
Metlakatla First Nation. Metlakatla First Nation is a band government based at Metlakatla on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, to the north of the city of Prince Rupert. They are a member of the Tsimshian First Nations treaty council. [1]
310 (2019–20) Annette Island School District is a school district headquartered in Metlakatla, Alaska, serving Annette Island Reserve, Alaska's only Indian reservation. As of the 2019–20 school year, it enrolls 310 students across three schools. [1] Around 95% are American Indian or Alaska Native. [2]
Metlakatla, British Columbia (Tsimshian: Maxłaxaała) is a small community that is one of the seven Tsimshian village communities in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated at Metlakatla Pass near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. It is the one Tsimshian village in Canada that is not associated with one particular tribe or set of tribes out of ...
The Alaska Native Regional Corporations were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) which settled land and financial claims made by the Alaska Natives and provided for the establishment of 13 regional corporations to administer those claims. [1] [2]