Kake is located on the northwest coast of Kupreanof Island along Keku Strait, 95 air miles south of Juneau and 38 air miles northwest of Petersburg. Kake is a Tlingit village with a fishing, logging and subsistence lifestyle. Traditional customs are important to the Kake people. The world's tallest totem pole is also located in the village of Kake, the totem pole was commissioned by Kake and carved by Chilkats in 1967 for Alaska's Centennial. The 132 foot totem pole now stands on a bluff overlooking the village of Kake.