There is great social need for resettlement of Georgetown’s traditional community. Although community members were forced to leave Georgetown in the 1960s because of a lack of economic opportunities, members still hold a strong connection to the land. Many members subsistence hunt and fish in Georgetown, and continue to set up fish camps in the immediate area. The connection to the land is profound and deeply rooted; it is this connection that will link generations and allow the subtleties of our culture to continue.

Georgetown’s desire to resettle stems from a unique blend of traditional and contemporary  values.  By re-establishing their traditional village, the members of Georgetown hope to perpetuate the cultural identity, survival and well being of the contemporary Tribe. For many of the original members, Georgetown is their birthplace; the place they grew up, their fundamental definition of home. For new generations, it is the thread that binds them to a shared identity, and for those generations to come, it ensures the sustainability of that identity.

Georgetown’s members met in two all member planning meetings and identified the repopulation of the Native Village of Georgetown as the most important priority and focus of GTC activities.