Culture Angoon is a Tlingit village with a commercial fishing and subsistence lifestyle. Possession of alcohol is banned in the community. A shellfish farm venture was recently funded by state and federal grants. The Chatham School District is the primary employer. Logging on Prince of Wales Island provide occasional jobs.
Subsistence remains an important part of the lifestyle.
The most important resources are deer, salmon, bear, halibut, shellfish, geese and berries. Transportation Angoon is accessible only by float plane or boat. Scheduled and charter float plane services are available from the State-owned seaplane base on Kootznahoo Inlet. Angoon's facilities also include a deep draft dock, a small boat harbor, and State ferry terminal. There is a monthly barge service from Seattle.