PRESERVING OUR
cultural
VALUES
SAFEGUARDING
our
TLINGIT HERITAGE
SUSTAINING OUR
ancestral
LAND
cultural
VALUES
SAFEGUARDING
our
TLINGIT HERITAGE
ancestral
LAND
PRESERVING OUR
cultural
VALUES
SAFEGUARDING
our
TLINGIT HERITAGE
SUSTAINING OUR
ancestral
LAND
THE LATEST NEWS
CARES Act Funding Deadline Extended – Dec. 31st
The deadline to apply for the Kootznoowoo CARES Act funding has once again been extended. The new and final deadline is now December 31, 2021. Shareholders who have not yet applied for their $125 in funding may do so on the Kootznoowoo Shareholder Portal at...
Carver Apprenticeship Opportunity Now Available
Kootznoowoo, Inc. is seeking two (2) Carver Apprentices to work with Master Carver Wayne Price on the Canoe Carving Project in Angoon. Time Commitment: The period of performance will begin in November 2021 and will last for six (6) weeks. Compensation: Apprentices...
139 Years Since Bombardment Commemorated
Article Reprinted courtesy of the Juneau Empire. Originally published Oct. 27, 2021 More than a century after the U.S. Navy opened fire on the village of Angoon, its residents take comfort that despite the violence, the village remains. “It’s a happy anniversary even...
KOOTZNOOWOO, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TRIBAL MEMBER SHAREHOLDERS AND DESCENDANTS.
KOOTZNOOWOO, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TRIBAL MEMBER SHAREHOLDERS AND DESCENDANTS.
Kootznoowoo was born as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. We are the corporation for the village of Angoon in Southeast Alaska which has a population of about 450 people. The majority of our shareholders are Tlingit Indian and have…
Initially, Kootznoowoo, like every other village corporations in Southeast Alaska, had the right to select a total of 23,040 acres in the immediate vicinity of its own home village. Through a series of negotiations, Kootznoowoo agreed to take entitlement to…
Though Kootznoowoo, Inc. is a for-profit business, as an Alaska Native Village Corporation, we embrace our duty of upholding the traditional values of our Tlingit ancestors while remaining watchful stewards over the land that we are entrusted.
Kootznoowoo understands its responsibility in making sound investments and implementing responsible business practices that support financial stability to provide meaningful distributions to shareholders.
Kootznoowoo understands its responsibility in making sound investments and implementing responsible business practices that support financial stability to provide meaningful distributions to shareholders.
WE ARE STEWARDS OF OUR LAND
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Initially, Kootznoowoo, like every other village corporations in Southeast Alaska, had the right to select a total of 23,040 acres in the immediate vicinity of its own home village. Through a series of negotiations, Kootznoowoo agreed to take entitlement to most of its lands on Prince of Wales- the third largest island in the United States (after the islands of Hawaii and Kodiak).
ANCSA provided Kootznoowoo with the right to select 21,400 acres of timberland off Admiralty Island. In the early 1980’s, Kootznoowoo made selections in the vicinity of Chomondeley Sound on the cast side of Prince of Wales Island. In addition, Kootznoowoo received the surface and subsurface estate to certain lands and around Angoon including a strip of shore land along Kootznoowoo Inlet, Mitchell Bay and Kanalku. |
Kootznoowoo’s management and board share a collective vision that through strong leadership, creative innovation, and steady growth, the corporation will be an example of economic success throughout the region.
Kootznoowoo understands its responsibility in making sound investments and implementing responsible business practices that support financial stability to provide meaningful distributions to shareholders.
MEET OUR BOARD
Kootznoowoo’s leadership team is focused on building businesses that are mindful of operating costs, employee productivity, and outstanding service.
MELISSA M. KOOKEESH
BOARD CHAIR
EDWELL JOHN JR.
VICE CHAIR
H. JEAN HOGUE
SECRETARY
Kootznoowoo, Incorporated
Find Us: 8585 Old Dairy Road, Suite 104 Juneau, Alaska 99801
Tel: (907) 790-2992 Fax: (907) 790-2995
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