Native Village of Dot Lake
Council Office
PO Box 70488
Fairbanks, AK 99707
(907) 882-5555
council@dotlakevillage.org
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Our Story
Dot Lake Village was founded during the 1940s by Doris Charles. Doris moved to the area with her children from Tanacross, and was later joined by her husband, Peter, and his father, Big Albert.
Eventually, other families from Tanacross moved to the area, bringing the total residents to five families. They built homes with remnants from the Army Corps of Engineers’ construction of the Alaska Highway. The homes were small and not well-insulated, with the Charles home being the largest.
The arrival of Grandma Walters and her brother Jimmie brought the village population to about 25 residents. The Native families retained their traditional subsistence lifestyle of hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering. They supplemented this lifestyle with occasional employment, such as in construction, when it could be found.
Doris Charles and her family.
Dot Lake Village today is much more modern, with village water, a laundry facility and a landfill for residents. Currently the year-round population is around 14, with up to 80 residents calling Dot Lake Village home during the summer.
Dot Lake Native Corporation
The Dot Lake Native Corporation was registered in Alaska on June 12, 1973, as a business corporation. The principal address is:
615 Bidwill Ave., Suite 407
Fairbanks, AK 99701
The Dot Lake Native Corporation is a for-profit entity that manages tribal lands. It works to provide dividends to shareholders. Shareholders inherit shares.
The annual shareholders meeting occurs in July or August.
Board
President: Melanie Brener
Vice President: Tracy Charles-Smith
Secretary/Treasurer: Clara Goodman
Board Member: Chance Shank
Board Member: Cary Fremin
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