Our Mission
Our past provides the framework by which we move forward. It is the mission of the Hoonah Indian Association to build economic, governmental, and social opportunities that promote Tribal sovereignty and individual empowerment while preserving the history and traditions of our ancestors. We are therefore stewards of land, air, and sea in a modern world.
In 1939 Tribal Leaders established HIA as a Federally Recognized Tribal Government. “The Board,” as this group is known, is the governing body of HIA by which Tribal decisions are made, ideas vetted, and resolutions are passed. Over the years HIA has established and fostered a Government-to-Government relationship with the United States of America. HIA acts in a spirit of partnership with other tribal governments and corporations to advance the needs of the Huna Tlingit in “Indian Country”.
