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  Chenega Bay, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chenega Bay is a unincorporated community in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA on Crab Bay on Evans Island along Prince William Sound.
Chenega Bay was established in 1984 as the result of a search for a place for former residents of Chenega, Alaska to live in.
Chenega was largely destroyed in 1964 by a tsunami from the Alaska Earthquake, which killed 1/3 of the 68 people who then lived there.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chenega_Bay,_Alaska   (180 words)

  
 Chenega, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chenega is a census-designated place located in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, along Prince William Sound.
Chenega was entirely destroyed on Good Friday, 1964 by a tsunami from the Alaska Earthquake, which killed 1/3 of the 68 people who then lived there.
In 1982, one family moved to Evans Island and between 1984-1991 about 26 other families migrated to the new location, now called Chenega Bay.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chenega,_Alaska   (511 words)

  
 PWSRCAC Member Entities - Chenega Bay Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Chenega Bay (meaning "along the side") is a Native community practicing a subsistence lifestyle with commercial fishing and an oyster farming operation.
For twenty years, members of the Chenega Village lived uprooted from their home until the new Village of Chenega Bay was established on Evans Island in 1984.
Chenega Corporation is an Alaskan Native Village Corporation incorporated in 1974 as a for-profit corporation organized under Alaska Law and pursuant to the 1971 federal Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly referred to as "ANCSA".
www.pwsrcac.org /Members/CBC.html   (271 words)

  
 USA Today Article - Survivors of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Alaska Native settlements, such as this tiny fishing village tucked in an island cove, struggle with damage to culture and loss of population because of the spill, losses that can't be measured or mitigated with money.
Just as alarming to this village is the fact that Chenega Bay families are slowly dropping out of the community, lured away by jobs in the oil-terminal port of Valdez, 90 miles to the northeast.
Here in Chenega Bay, village council president Gail Evanoff worries that such a cultural connection might be lost to a generation that rarely gets to hunt seal and can't gather traditional foods as before.
www.jomiller.com /exxonvaldez/usatoday1.html   (2316 words)

  
 Chugachmiut - A Tribal Organization Serving the Chugach Native Peoples of Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The village of Chenega Bay is located on Evans Island in Crab Bay, (42) miles southwest of Whittier in the Prince William Sound.
The Chenega Corporation and the Chenega IRA Council worked together to obtain funding for roads, a water and sewer system, electric generators, a boat and floatplane dock and a school.
The Chenega IRA Council is a federally recognized Indian Tribe the serves the Alutiiq people of Chenega Bay, Alaska.
www.chugachmiut.org /tribes/chenega_bay.html   (478 words)

  
 Alaska Native Corporations Cash In on Contracting Edge (washingtonpost.com)
By hiring Chenega, Customs could avoid the slow and costly competitive bidding process for government contracts that is designed to ensure that taxpayers get the most for their money.
Chenega Technology Services Corp. is one of more than 200 privately held Alaska Native Corporations permitted to operate as disadvantaged small businesses as part of government efforts to encourage Native American participation in federal contracting.
The parent company, Chenega Corp., was begun 30 years ago in a remote Alaska village on Chenega Bay in Prince William Sound.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A11550-2004Nov25.html   (726 words)

  
 Chugach Alaska Corporation - History & Culture
The ancient village of Chenega Bay sits 100 feet above the waters of Crab Bay in Evans Island, 42 miles southeast of Whittier in the Prince William Sound.
On March 27, 1964, the original Chenega Village site on Southern Chenega Island was destroyed by a tsunami (tidal wave) resulting from Alaska’s 1964 great earthquake.
For twenty years, members of the Chenega Village lived uprooted from their homeland, until the new Village of Chenega Bay was established on Evan’s Island in 1984.
www.chugach-ak.com /historychenegabay.html   (248 words)

  
 EVOS: The Cleanup: Sawmill Bay (Chenega)
The principal task facing the Cordova fleet was protection of the handful of salmon hatcheries on the west side of the sound, especially the Armin F. Koernig hatchery at Sawmill Bay, Evans Island, and the town of Chenega.
While the first flights allowed the Sawmill Bay responders to begin building defensive lines, the material they had was not well suited to the task.
The vacuum barges quickly became critical to the skimming and transfer operations at Sawmill Bay, sucking oil and mousse from containment boom corrals and transferring it to barges.
evos.sailwhatcom.com /cleanup/places/sawmill_bay.htm   (685 words)

  
 Kayak Tour Chenega Bay Prince William Sound Whittier Kayaking
We break camp, and paddle into Icy Bay, and camp on it's shore or in Nassau Fjord, ice permitting.
Chenega Glacier is one of the biggest and most powerful glaciers in the Sound.
In the bay hundreds of Harbor seals are sleeping on the icebergs and the bolder ones surface near our kayaks to "check us out".
www.goalaskatours.com /seward_fjordspark_info11.html   (558 words)

  
 Alaska Marine Highway System, the Alaska State Ferry and all the information needed for traveling on it.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Alaska Marine Highway System, the Alaska State Ferry and all the information needed for traveling on it.
The state-owned and operated ferry system (Alaska Marine Highway) that connects the major Southeast Alaska communities with Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada.
Those driving the Alaska Highway to Skagway before boarding the ferry will be only four hours from Juneau via the ferry.
www.enjoyalaska.com /ferry.htm   (211 words)

  
 Chenega Bay Community School Chenega Bay, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Students shall possess the academic skills and personal characteristics necessary to reach their full potential.Students will contribute to their community in a manner that displays respectfor human dignity and validates the history and culture of all ethnic groups.
Chenega Bay Community School is located on Evans Island in Prince William Sound.
Travel to the village is by plane, boat, or the Alaska Marine Highway when scheduled.
chenegabay.csd.schoolaccess.net   (117 words)

  
 The History of Chenega Bay, Alaska - ExploreNorth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Chenega Bay is located on Evans Island in Crab Bay, 42 miles southeast of Whittier in the Prince William Sound.
The village was destroyed and over half of all residents perished by tsunamis in the Sound after the 1964 earthquake.
The village was reestablished in the mid-1980s on Evans Island, although it is still named Chenega.
www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/alaska/bl-ChenegaBay.htm   (153 words)

  
 Whales and Ice! Knight Island, Nassau Fjord and Icy Bay | Alaska | Prince William Sound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
From our first camp we paddle through a narrow passage into hidden Copper Bay where we are surrounded by towering cliffs and waterfalls.
We finish off exploring astounding Icy Bay and Nassau Fjord that contain three huge glaciers and the largest fl legged kittiwake bird rookery in the Sound.
The face of Chenega Glacier is over 2 miles wide and 300 feet tall.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/3740.html   (620 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Significant surface and subsurface oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill remains at numerous locations in Prince William Sound, many of which are near the village of Chenega Bay.
Workshop attendees concluded that it was possible to construct a treatment program that might provide significant benefits to residents of Chenega Bay without incurring environmental harm with area-wide significance.
To provide options for Trustee Council consideration, DEC and residents of Chenega Bay constructed five treatment alternatives.
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=590863   (256 words)

  
 Chenega Teacher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Students will use their gained knowledge to make a PowerPoint presentation answering the essential question, "What makes a healthy meal for you?" This PowerPoint will then be presented by the students at the local health fair.
Chenega Bay School is located in the scenic Prince William Sound.
The village of Chenega Bay is a small fly-in village.
pec.jun.alaska.edu /%7Egalushl   (75 words)

  
 www.ilovealaska.com/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Location: Chenega Bay is located on Evans Island in Crab Bay, 42 miles southeast of Whittier in the Prince William Sound.
Culture: Chenega Bay is a Native community practicing a subsistence and commercial fishing lifestyle.
The electric utility, Alaska Power Systems, has filed for bankruptcy, consequently the electric generator is currently owned by the National Bank of Alaska.
www.ilovealaska.com /Alaska/cities.cfm?cityid=46   (331 words)

  
 Flower Delivery Chenega Bay AK Alaska |Order Chenega Bay Flowers Online | Online Florist | Flower Shop
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If you want to send flowers, roses, plants, bouquets or balloons to Chenega Bay, AK Alaska then you have come to the right place.
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 Encyclopedia: Chenega Bay, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 Alaska Marine Highway System - Contact Information, Maps, Pictures&
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 Evans Island - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Evans Island is an island in the Prince William Sound of southern Alaska.
Although Evans Island had been inhabited up to the time of the Russian exploration of Alaska, the island had no modern-day inhabitants until 1984, when a group of residents and former residents of the Alutiq village of Chenega, Alaska decided to build the village of Chenega Bay on Crab Bay on Evans Island.
Old Chenega had been destroyed and 1/3 of its residents had been killed by the tsunami from the 1964 Alaska Earthquake.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Evans_Island   (172 words)

  
 Chenega Bay schools
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 Alaska Moving Companies - Free Quotes - Movers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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The moving service puts you in contact with top moving companies who provide free move estimates in all Alaska cities.
Get multiple moving quotes from movers who want to compete for your local, national or international move.
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 Chenega Bay Resurfacing & Lighting
Detailed topographic, planimetric and boundary information was collected to support the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities engineering design effort for the Chenega Bay: Resurfacing and Lighting project.
Primary horizontal control was established using Static GPS techniques with two Trimble 5800 dual frequency receivers, and one Trimble 5700 dual frequency receiver.
The resulting mapping will help to further improve the quality of life and safety in rural Alaska.
www.rmconsult.com /Chenega.htm   (177 words)

  
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 CSD Schools: Chenega Bay - Chugach School District - Voyage to Excellence
CSD Schools: Chenega Bay - Chugach School District - Voyage to Excellence
Chenega bay is a village located on the Prince William Sound in South Central Alaska.
The total student population of the school is 11, and the total staff population is 3.
www.chugachschools.com /csd_schools/chenega_bay.html   (54 words)

  
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 Contributors | Metropolis Magazine | April 2000
A selection of his photographs will appear in the traveling exhibit "Hospice: A Photographic Inquiry" through 2001.
For Metropolis, Goldberg visited the Nativity of Theotokos Church in Chenega Bay, Alaska.
Todd Hido, a San Francisco-based artist, is a re-cipient of a 2001 Eureka fellowship and has work in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Oakland Museum of California.
www.metropolismag.com /html/content_0400/contributors.htm   (315 words)

  
 Projects / Research: Community Restoration Project: Chenega Bay 2000: Youth Area Watch - Chugach School District
Our plan addressed a community's need by helping our community try to increase the population of a magnificent creature that just reappeared last year.
Our goal is to try and increase the population of swallows in Chenega Bay.
The most important benefit of restoration of these swallows is that there will be fewer mosquitoes around the village, because they feed primarily on mosquitoes.
www.chugachschools.com /youth_area_watch/restoration/chenega_bay.html   (491 words)

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