Metlakatla receives nearly $2 million federal grant for community development

Metlakatla receives nearly $2 million federal grant for community development

Totem poles in front of Metlakatla’s senior center. The senior center was destroyed in a fire in July. Metlakatla Housing Authority Director Ron Ryan said that they plan to rehab the senior center before using the Indian Community Block Grant funds. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Seven tribal organizations across the state of Alaska, from Mary’s Igloo to Metlakatla, received over $12 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Dece…