Organized Village of Saxman
Organized Village of Saxman
Saanyaa Ḵwáan (Tlingit) | |
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Clan House at Saxman | |
Organized Village of Saxman Organized Village of Saxman | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′07″N 131°35′51″W / 55.31861°N 131.59750°W | |
| Constitution Ratified | January 14, 1941 |
| Capital | Saxman, Alaska |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| • Body | Saxman Tribal Council |
| • President | Joseph Williams Jr. |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 386 |
| Demonym | Tlingit of Saxman |
| Time zone | UTC–09:00 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–08:00 (AKDT) |
| Website | saxmantribe |
The Organized Village of Saxman is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Tlingit people. This Alaska Native tribe is headquartered in Saxman, Alaska, and has 386 enrolled citizens.
They are known as the Tlingit of Saxman and Tlingit: Saanyaa Ḵwáan, which translates as the "People of the Southeast Wind".