ABOUT

Yak-Tat K̲wáan, Inc

YKI is a for-profit Alaska Native Corporation based in Yakutat, Alaska, owned by nearly 500 Tlingit and Alaskan Native shareholders. We were organized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. Yakutat Tlingits have a strong historic, cultural, and economic connection to the land, having thrived here long before any U.S. government laws.

Nestled between the towering St. Elias Mountain Range, the vast Tongass National Forest, and Alaska's rugged Gulf Coast, Yakutat boasts a truly unique location. YKI, in collaboration with our regional partner, Sealaska, manages 21,000 acres of pristine land.

Yakutat Tlingits have a long oral history and symbiotic relationship with our lands and resources. The bounty of our lands and waters have allowed us to thrive and continue a traditional and subsistence way of life for thousands of years. As stewards, our first priority is to protect these borrowed lands and resources for their rightful owners, future generations.

Our People

All New Leadership

On September 23rd, 2023, shareholders came together to hold an unprecedented Annual Meeting and elected an entirely new board! Leadership consists of nine professionals dedicated to YKI’s mission.