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Alaska Native Communities and Cooperatives

Alaska Community

Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved

Charter Ratified

Population
Angoon The Angoon Community Association Nov. 15, 1939 Nov. 15, 1939 347
Atka The Native Village of Atka May 23, 1939 May 23, 1938 91
Barrow The Native Village of Barrow May 21, 1940 May 21, 1940 386
Chanega The Native Village of Chanega Feb. 3, 1940 Feb 3, 1940 100
Chilkat See Klukwan      
Craig The Craig Community Association
of Craig, Alaska		 Oct. 8, 1938 Oct. 8, 1938 201
Deering The Native Village of Deering Oct. 26, 1945 Oct. 26, 1945 177
Diomede The Native Village of Diomede Jan. 31, 1940 Jan. 30, 1940 126
Douglas The Douglas Indian Association Nov. 24, 1941 Nov. 24, 1941 232
Elim The Native Village of Elim Nov. 24, 1939 Nov. 24, 1939 98
Fort Yukon The Native Village of Fort Yukon Jan. 2, 1940 Jan. 2, 1940 320
Gambell The Native Village of Gambell Dec. 31, 1939 Dec. 31, 1939 290
Haines The Chilkoot Indian Association Dec. 5, 1941 Dec. 5, 1941 106
Hoonah The Hoonah Indian Association Oct. 23, 1939 Oct. 23, 1939 590
Hydaburg The Hydaburg Cooperative Association
of  Alaska		 Apr. 14, 1938 Apr. 14, 1938 329
Kanatak The Native Village of Kanatak Mar. 1, 1940 Mar.1, 1940 60
Karluk The Native Village of Karluk Aug. 23, 1939 Aug. 23, 1939 192
Kasaan The Organized Village of Kasaan Oct. 15, 1938 Oct. 15, 938 83
Ketchikan The Ketchikan Indian Corporation Jan. 27, 1940 Jan. 27, 1940 787
King Island The King Island Native Community Jan. 31, 1939 Jan. 31, 1939 192
Kivalina The Native Village of Kivalina Feb. 7, 1940 Feb. 7, 1940 144
Klawock The Klawock Cooperative Association of
Alaska		 Oct. 4, 1938 Oct. 4, 1938 277
 
Klukwan The Chilkat Indian Village Mar. 27, 1941 Mar. 27, 1941 115
Kwethluk The Native Village of Kwethluk Jan. 11, 1940 Jan. 11, 1940 172
Mekoryuk The Native Village of Mekoyruk Aug. 24, 1940 Aug. 24, 1940 133
Metlakatla The Metlakata Indian Community Dec. 19, 1944 Dec. 19, 1944 700
Minto The Native Village of Minto Dec. 30, 1939 Dec. 30, 1939 128
Napakiak The Native Village of Napakiak July 29, 1946 July 29, 1946 121
Nikolski The Native Village of Nikolski June 12 1939 June 12, 1939 87
Noatak The Native Village of Noatak Dec. 28, 1939 Dec. 28, 1939 350
Nome The Nome Eskimo Community Nov. 23, 1939 Nov. 23, 1939 508
Noorvik The Noorvik Native Community Dec. 27, 1939 Dec. 27, 1939 221
Nunapitchuk The Native Village of Nunapitchuk Jan. 2, 1940 Jan. 2, 1940 140
Point Hope The Native Village of Point Hope Feb. 29, 1940 Feb. 29, 1940 247
Point Lay The Native Village of Point Lay Mar. 22, 1946 Mar. 22, 1946 90
Saxman The Native Village of Saxman Jan. 14, 1941 Jan. 14, 1941 99

Alaska Community

Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved

Charter Ratified

Population
Selawik The Native Village of Selawik Mar. 15, 1940 Mar. 15, 1940 290
Shaktoolik The Native Village of Shaktoolik Jan. 27, 1940 Jan. 27, 1940 122
Shishmaref The Native Village of Shismaref Aug. 2, 1939 Aug. 2, 1939 235
Shungnak The Native Village of Shungnak Jul. 24, 1946 Jul. 24, 1946  
Sitka The Sitka Community Association of
Alaska		 Oct. 11, 1938 Oct. 11, 1938 620
Stebbins The Stebins Community Association Dec. 5, 1939 Dec. 5, 1939 104
Stevens The Native Village of Stevens Dec. 30, 1939 Dec. 30, 1939 92
Tanacross The Native Village of Tanacross Jan. 5, 1942 Jan. 5, 1942 109
Tetlin The Native Village of Tetlin Mar. 26, 1940 Mar. 26, 1940 81
Tyonek The Native Village of Tyonek Nov. 27, 1939 Nov. 27, 1939 101
Unalakleet The Native Village of Unalakeet Dec. 30, 1939 Dec. 30, 1939 307
Venetie The Native Village of Venetie Jan. 25, 1939 Jan. 25, 1939 86
Wales The Native Village of Wales July 29, 1939 July 29, 1939 189
White Mountain The Native Village of White Mountain Nov. 25, 1939 Nov. 25, 1939 174
      TOTAL 10,899

          This list is subject to change.  A number of the tribes which have accepted the act have not yet adopted constitutions of charters.  Any Oklahoma tribe or Alaska village may organize at any time.

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