Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor

The Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor is led by a democratically elected tribal council. The Alaska Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs serves the tribe. == Territory ==

The tribe's headquarters, Old Harbor, is one of six Alutiiq villages on Kodiak Island. Located on the southern coast of the island, Old Harbor is near Three Saints Bay and Sitkalidak Strait and is located about 40 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska. The community has the Old Harbor Airport and a boat harbor. == Economy ==

Ecotourism, commercial fishing, and subsistence fishing and hunting are important to the tribe's livelihood. The USDA has proposed providing bison from Old Harbor Alliance and salmon from Kodiak Island WildSource to community members relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. == Communications ==

The tribe received a $500,000 grant to develop broadband internet through the Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project. == Language and culture ==

The Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor speaks English and the Alutiiq language, which is taught at the Alutiiq Museum in nearby Kodiak. Nuniaq Alutiiq Dancers is a prominent dance troupe in the community. The local public school hosts an annual Alutiiq Week to celebrate culture. Each summer the Nuniaq cultural camp teaches students at Sitkalidak Island. Tribal citizens participate in Sugpiaq religion and the Orthodox Christian religion. == Climate change ==

Alaska Natives are already feeling the effects of climate change from increased fires, harsher storms, melting permafrost, erosion along the coasts, and weather patterns shifting. To address these threats, in 2006, 162 Alaska Native tribes, including the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor, and corporations working with the Native American Rights Fund, signed a Climate Change resolution calling upon Congress to pass laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. == Notable tribal citizens ==

• Sven Haakanson Jr. (born 1967), Burke Museum curator and professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, Seattle == See also ==