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

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M/V Chenega namedAfter Chenega, Alaska