Tangirnaq Native Village Tangirnarmiut (Alutiiq) | |
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.jpg) Kodiak and Woody Island | |
  Tangirnaq Native Village | |
| Coordinates:57°47′05″N152°19′43″W / 57.78472°N 152.32861°W /57.78472; -152.32861 | |
| Constitution Ratified | February 23, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-02-23) |
| Capital | Kodiak, Alaska |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| • Body | Woody Island Tribal Council |
| • President | Debbie Lukin |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate | 250 |
| Demonym(s) | Tangirnarmiut Koniag Alutiiq[1] |
| Time zone | UTC–09:00 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–08:00 (AKDT) |
| Website | woodyisland |
TheTangirnaq Native Village (Woody Island Tribal Council) is afederally recognized Alaska Native tribe ofKoniag Alutiiq.[2] ThisAlaska Native tribe is headquartered inNear Island, part ofKodiak, Alaska.[3]
The tribe was previously known as Lesnoi Village.[3] The people are called the Tangirnarmiut.[4]
The Tangirnaq Native Village is led by a democratically elected tribal council.[3] Its president is Debbie Lukin.[2] The Alaska Regional Office of theBureau of Indian Affairs serves the tribe.[2] The tribe ratified its constitution in 2000.
The tribe is a member of theNational Congress of American Indians.[5]
The Tangirnaq people have lived onWoody Island since time immemorial.[4] When the Russians arrived in the late 18th century, they called it Ostrov Leisnoi.[4] This small island is located two miles east of Kodiak.[1] Now, tribe is also based inNear Island, which is part of Kodiak, Alaska.[3] They are surrounded by theKodiak Archipelago and theGulf of Alaska.[1]
The other tribes based in Kodiak, Alaska are theNative Village of Afognak andSun'aq Tribe of Kodiak.[2]
The Tangirnaq Native Village is affiliated withKoniag, Incorporated,[6] anAlaska Native corporation, and Leisnoi, Inc., anANCSA Village Corporation. The tribe is working with the Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute to develop the Qik’rtaq Food Hub withhydroponic farms to provide food for the community.[4]
The Tangirnaq Native Village speaks English and theAlutiiq language. The tribe publishes theTangirnaq Times, atribal newspaper.[7]