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Thayer Creek Project Receives $26.9M DOE Grant
Kootznoowoo, Inc. recently received notification by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that they have been awarded a $26.9 million grant. This grant will support building an 850 kilowatt run-of-the-river...
2024 Board of Directors Candidate Packet Now Available
Are you interested in running for a seat on the Kootznoowoo, Inc. Board of Directors? This year, two seats will be up for election at this year's annual meeting of shareholders. Shareholders who are interested in running must submit a completed candidate packet by...
Save the Date – 51st Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 51st Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in-person on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Angoon, Alaska. Shareholders who are interested in running for the Board of Directors must contact the Corporate Office at (907) 790-2992 to request an informational packet...
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
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.
EUNICE E. JAMES
BOARD CHAIR
FRANK JACK III
VICE CHAIR
MELISSA M. KOOKESH
TREASURER
MARY JEAN DUNCAN
SECRETARY