Sitka Tribe of Alaska

Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Ethnicity	Alaska Natives
Location	Sitka, Alaska, U.S.
Population	4,000

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is the federally recognized tribal government for more than 4,000 federally recognized Native people, mostly Alaska Natives from Southeast Alaska, living in or near Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska.

History[]

The tribal government was created through the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. It was originally called the Sitka Community Association.^[1]

References[]

^ Hope, Gerry (31 March 2012). The Historical Significance of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (Speech). Wooshteen Kanaxtulaneegí Haa At Wuskóowu / Sharing Our Knowledge, A conference of Tlingit Tribes and Clans: Haa eetí ḵáa yís / For Those Who Come After Us. Sitka, Alaska. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links[]

Official website
"Sitka. The largest tribe of Kolushan (Tlinkit) stock" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

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[Hope-1] Hope, Gerry (31 March 2012). The Historical Significance of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (Speech). Wooshteen Kanaxtulaneegí Haa At Wuskóowu / Sharing Our Knowledge, A conference of Tlingit Tribes and Clans: Haa eetí ḵáa yís / For Those Who Come After Us. Sitka, Alaska. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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