Alaska Native Villages

This dataset contains the tribal leadership locations as well as contact information for all 227 Alaska Native Villages. For a full list of Tribes in Alaska please visit: https://www.bia.gov/regional-offices/alaska/tribes-served. Within Alaska are a dynamic and diverse mix of Tribes, Tribal organizations and natural features. The passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971 added an additional layer of land ownership across Alaska. Additionally, in 1998 the federal government officially recognized over 200 Indian tribes in Alaska (entirely separate entities from Alaska Native corporations), which opened the doors for a government-to-government relationships between those tribes and the federal government.