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There are 246 federally recognized tribal governments in Alaska. Metlakatla Indian Community (Annette Island Federal Reserve) is Alaska's only Indian reservation.
Alaska Native communities
- Alaska Community Database. Community profiles for each community in Alaska provide a one-page summary of information about location, geography, climate, history, and facts about residents and community facilities and utilities; detailed community information provides census, economic, government, and other information for each community. From the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development.
- Alaska Native Villages / Alaska Native Tribes. Comprehensive on-line directory of federally recognized Alaska tribes. From the American Indian Heritage Foundation.
- Profiles of Tribal Communities in the Bristol Bay Region. Information from the Bristol Bay Housing Authority on Southwest Alaska communities in the Nushagak, Tokiak, Iliamna Lake, Kvichak Bay, Upper Alaska Peninsula, and Chignik areas.
Tribal governments in Alaska
- Central Council of theTlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Tribal government representing over 22,000 Tlingit and Haida Indians worldwide; the regional nonprofit under ANCSA (see ANCSA & Alaska Native lands); headquartered in Juneau.
- Iliamna Village Council
- Metlakatla Indian Community (Annette Island Federal Reserve). A traditional Tsimshian community on the federal Annette Island Reserve (86,000 acres), the only Indian reservation in Alaska. Metlakatla was not part of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANSCA). The community operates a tribal juvenile court and tribal appellate court.
- Newhalen Tribal Council
Alaska Natives Commission
Additional resources
- Alaska Commission on Rural Governance and Empowerment. Established in February 1998 to advance recommendations about the appropriate role of state-authorized local governments and of tribes. Includes commission minutes and reports. Through the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development.
- Alaska Conference of Tribes, May 1998. Through the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RuralCAP).
- Native Governments. Resources on Alaska Native governments from the Alaska Native Studies Curriculum and Teacher Development.
- Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP). A private, statewide, nonprofit corporation which promotes maximum participation by residents of rural villages in overcoming poverty in Alaska; provides education, training, direct services, and advocacy, with an emphasis on strengthening the ability of rural Alaskans to advocate for themselves.
- Village Voices. Quarterly news tabloid published by RuralCAP with information, articles, and stories about village life, tribal leaders, and the work of tribal governments around the state.