Kake, Alaska

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Kake, Alaska is a small Tlingit village on Kupreanof Island known for its rich Indigenous culture, subsistence lifestyle, and reliance on marine transportation.

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Kake, Alaska canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place ⓘ
city ⓘ
community ⓘ
administrativeStatusChange incorporated as a city and later dissolved into Petersburg Borough ⓘ
areaCode 907 ⓘ
borough Petersburg Borough ⓘ
climate maritime climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
culture Tlingit people ⓘ
surface form: Tlingit culture
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Alaska Native population ⓘ
economy commercial fishing ⓘ
subsistence activities ⓘ
timber industry (historically) ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tlingit people ⓘ
governingTribe Organized Village of Kake ⓘ
hasAirport Kake Airport ⓘ
hasFeature community longhouse ⓘ
totem poles ⓘ
tribal government ⓘ
hasIndigenousName Keex’ Kwaan ⓘ
hasSeaplaneBase Kake Seaplane Base ⓘ
knownFor reliance on marine transportation ⓘ
rich Indigenous culture ⓘ
subsistence lifestyle ⓘ
languageHeritage Tlingit language ⓘ
locatedIn Alexander Archipelago ⓘ
Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Alaska
locatedOn Kupreanof Island ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Frederick Sound ⓘ
population approximately 500 to 600 people ⓘ
postalCode 99630 ⓘ
primaryAccessMode air transportation ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ
region Tongass National Forest ⓘ
surface form: Tongass National Forest area
servedBy Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ
state Alaska ⓘ
subsistenceResources deer ⓘ
halibut ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
timeZone Alaska Time Zone ⓘ
transportationConstraint no road connection to Alaska highway system ⓘ

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M/V LeConte → servesCommunity → Kake, Alaska ⓘ