{"id":96440,"date":"2023-03-12T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/tlingit-and-haida-purchases-downtown-driftwood-hotel\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T19:09:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T03:09:29","slug":"tlingit-and-haida-purchases-downtown-driftwood-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/tlingit-and-haida-purchases-downtown-driftwood-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tlingit and Haida purchases downtown Driftwood Lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
New land is in the hands of the sovereign tribe in Juneau after a recent purchase of a nearly 60-year-old downtown hotel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
On Saturday, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced its recent purchase the Driftwood Lodge, a three-story and 62-unit hotel located downtown near Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall and Foodland IGA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
According to Tlingit and Haida President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, the purchase will aid Tlingit and Haida in its pursuit of economic sovereignty and returning land back to Alaska Native hands.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“It really just checks all the boxes that fit our needs right now,” he told the Empire. “It’s an employment opportunity, it’s an economic opportunity, and it’s in close proximity to the old Indian village and to other venues.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The purchase of the approximately one-acre property also included the acquisition of an adjacent building currently occupied by the Sandpiper Café and the parking lot area. According to the city assessor’s office, the total assessed value of the site is about $3.7 million.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Peterson said Tlingit and Haida will not be disclosing the purchase price of the site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t