Metlakatla Indian Community

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 ==

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 ==

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 ==

The Metlakatla Indian Community speaks English and the Tsimshian language. == 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 ==