Chenega, Alaska

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Chenega, Alaska is a small Alutiiq Native village in Prince William Sound known for its subsistence lifestyle and history of relocation after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Chenega, Alaska canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alutiiq community ⓘ
census-designated place ⓘ
village ⓘ
affectedByDisaster Exxon Valdez oil spill ⓘ
areaCode 907 ⓘ
averageJanuaryTemperatureRange about 17°F to 28°F ⓘ
averageJulyTemperatureRange about 49°F to 63°F ⓘ
borough Chugach Census Area ⓘ
climateType subarctic maritime climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
disasterYear 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill ⓘ
economyType subsistence-based ⓘ
elevation 20 feet ⓘ
hasSchool Chenega Bay School ⓘ
hasTribalEntity Chenega IRA Council ⓘ
heritageLanguage Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) ⓘ
linked to: Alutiiq
historicalEvent 1964 Alaska earthquake ⓘ
1964 tsunami destruction of original village ⓘ
Good Friday earthquake ⓘ
indigenousPeople Alutiiq ⓘ
latitude 60.0667° N ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Evans Island ⓘ
longitude 147.9997° W ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Alutiiq ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
population 49 ⓘ
76 ⓘ
86 ⓘ
populationCensusYear 2000 ⓘ
2010 ⓘ
2020 ⓘ
primaryAccessMode boat ⓘ
seaplane ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
primaryReligion Russian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
reestablishedAs New Chenega on Evans Island ⓘ
reestablishedYear 1984 ⓘ
region Prince William Sound ⓘ
relocationAfterDisaster residents relocated after 1964 tsunami ⓘ
relocationSite Cordova, Alaska ⓘ
Tatitlek, Alaska ⓘ
roadConnection no road connection to Alaska highway system ⓘ
schoolDistrict Chugach School District ⓘ
state Alaska ⓘ
subsistenceActivities fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
tribalStatus federally recognized tribe ⓘ
ZIPCode 99574 ⓘ

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M/V Chenega → namedAfter → Chenega, Alaska ⓘ