Metlakatla, Alaska

Metlakatla, Alaska Maxłakxaała
CDP
View of Metlakahtla, Alaska in 1889
Location of Metlakatla, Alaska
Coordinates: 55°7′37″N 131°34′35″W / 55.12694°N 131.57639°W / 55.12694; -131.57639
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Unorganized
Census Area	Prince of Wales-Hyder
Government
• State senator	Bert Stedman (R)
• State rep.	Dan Ortiz (I)
Area [1]
• Total	2.33 sq mi (6.02 km2)
• Land	2.31 sq mi (5.97 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,454
• Density	630.53/sq mi (243.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (AKST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99926
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-48870
GNIS feature ID	1423661

Metlakatla (/ˌmɛtləˈkætlə/; Tsimshian: Maxłakxaała or Wil uks t’aa mediik; Lingít: Tàakw.àani^[2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,405; this had grown to 1,454 by the 2020 census.^[3]

Since the late 19th century, it has been the major settlement of the Metlakatla Indian Community of the federally recognized Annette Island Reserve, the only remaining reserve in Alaska. The Metlakatla voted to opt out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of the 1970s and retained rights to their land and waters. Membership in the community is primarily by lineage; it consists primarily of Tsimshian people and also includes those from other Alaskan Native tribes who wish to join the Metlakatla Indian Community as a bona fide member. Bona fide membership is granted upon approval of the Metlakatla Tribal Council and Executives.