Southeast Alaska · AK
Metlakatla
The Tsimshian town on Alaska's only Indian reserve.
- Population
- 1,454 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1887
- Reserve
- 1891
Then
- 1887
William Duncan and his Tsimshian followers leave British Columbia and build New Metlakatla on Annette Island.
- 1891
Congress sets aside Annette Island as a reserve.
- WWII
The community allows a military airbase on the island in exchange for a promised road.
- 1970s
Metlakatla turns down the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and keeps its reserve.
Now
The Annette Islands Reserve is the only Indian reserve in Alaska, and the community holds the fishing rights in its waters. This place reaches south through Duke Island to the Canadian border waters of Pearse Canal.
14 tide stations around Metlakatla
- Metlakatla, Port Chesterin town
- Tamgas Harbor, Annette Island4.5 mi
- Custom House Cove, Mary Island14.2 mi
- Alva Bay, Revillagigedo Island18.6 mi
- Morse Cove, Duke Island19.1 mi
- Kelp Island Passage, Duke Island20.5 mi
- Kah Shakes Cove24.2 mi
- Boca de Quadra30.6 mi
- Nakat Harbor, Alaska40.6 mi
- Haystack Island, B.C.47.5 mi