Skagway Village
Skagway Village
Shg̱agwei (Tlingit) | |
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Aerial view of Skagway | |
Skagway Village Skagway Village | |
| Coordinates: 59°27′30″N 135°18′31″W / 59.45833°N 135.30861°W | |
| Constitution Ratified | 1980 |
| Capital | Skagway, Alaska |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| • Body | Skagway Traditional Council |
| • President | Jamie Bricker |
| Population (2025) | |
• Estimate | 57 |
| Demonym | Skagway Tlingit |
| Time zone | UTC–09:00 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–08:00 (AKDT) |
| Website | skagwaytraditional |
Skagway Village, also known at the Skagway Traditional Council, is a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe of Tlingit people. This Alaska Native tribe is headquartered in Skagway, Alaska, and is estimated to have 57 citizens in 2025.
They are known as the Skagway Tlingit. The Tlingit language spelling is Tlingit: Shg̱agwei, Their local healthcare is provided by the Dahl Memorial Medical Clinic, which translates as "place where the north wind blows".