City Hall 907-285-3761

 

Hydaburg is on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island. The turnoff is off the Hollis Highway. The blacktop road to Hydaburg takes you past turnoffs that lead to USFS trails,picnic areas and points of interest.

During the 1700s,a group of Haida people crossed  Dixon Entrance to Prince of Wales Island. The first migration landed in Kasaan; others came later and established major settlements at Howkan,Hlinkwaan,K'ay,Kaanii,Sukwan and Kuy Gandlaas. In 1911 these villages consolidated in Hydaburg.

Today,Hydaburg is the most populous community of Haida in the United States. The community is rooted in tribal values and relies on historical and cultural relationships to the land and sea. The Haida people take great pride in their ability to harvest the resources of the land and sea in a traditional manner.

Visitors get to Hydaburg by small floatplane or boat, or by driving the Hydaburg Highway. In Hydaburg you will find a grocery store,airplane float,small boat harbor,U.S. Post Office and the offices of Hydaburg City Schools (home of the warriors) and the City of Hydaburg.

Also in the village are the Hydaburg Cooperative Association / Haida Nation ( Tribe), Boys and Girls Club and a Presbyterian Church. A totem park was built in Hydaburg during the 1930s.

An excellent time to visit is during the annual Hydaburg Cultural Camp. The community comes together to teach Haida language,song,dance,carving,weaving,beading and traditional food-gathering and preparation. The camp is followed by Haida Festival ,with canoe,swimming and other races. These events are usually in the last week of July.

Hydaburg hosts a large number of traditional Haida artists,carvers and weavers. Please feel free to contact the HCA offices with questions at 907-285-3666; or email administrative assistant Francis Natkong at fcnatong@hotmail.com