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Metlakatla Indian Community

The Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve is a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe of Tsimshian people. This Alaska Native tribe is headquartered in Metlakatla, Alaska. Their landbase, the Annette Island Reserve is the only Indian reservation in Alaska.

Government
The Metlakatla Indian Community is led by a democratically elected tribal council. The Metlakatla Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs serves the tribe. == Reservation ==
Reservation
The tribe migrated from "Old Metlakatla" in British Columbia with missionary William Duncan in 1891, and settled in Metlakatla, Alaska, or "New Metlakatla". They became a Tsimshian tribe in the United States. The Annette Island Reserve is 86,000-acre reservation on Annette Island. The land and surrounding waters are under control of the tribe, not the state. Metlakatla is 8 nautical miles away from Ketchikan but not connected by highway, so travel off the island is airplane or boat. == Economy ==
Economy
Fishing, harvesting seaweed, and hunting are important to the tribe's livelihood. The Metlakatla Indian Community is affiliated with Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation. == Language and culture ==
Language and culture
The Metlakatla Indian Community speaks English and the Tsimshian language. == Notable tribal citizens ==
Notable tribal citizens
David A. Boxley (born 1952), woodcarver, sculptor • David R. Boxley (born 1981), woodcarver, sculptor • Benjamin Haldane (1874–1941), photographer, businessman, and musician • Edward Marsden (1869–1932), Anglican minister • Peter Simpson (c. 1871–1947), Native American rights activist and one of the founders of Metlakatla, Alaska == See also ==
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