Welcome to the Village of Chignik Lagoon!


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The next Council meeting will be on December 11th, 2024
​at 3:30pm. 
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Please visit the Community News page for information on how to join the meeting through teleconference! 
UTILITIES UPDATE:
There has been an update to the Service Disconnect form and the Service Agreement for Chignik Lagoon Utilities! There is also a letter addressing some policy changes that should be of interest to summer residents! Please take a look at these forms on the Village Forms/Plan Page.
Chignik Lagoon is a very remote Native village located 400 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Pacific Ocean side of the Alaska Peninsula. Chignik Lagoon is one of the three separate Chignik villages. The other two surrounding villages are Chignik Bay, and Chignik Lake. Chignik Lagoon is in the middle of the three villages. The other two are about 15 miles away. 
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Chignik Lagoon took its name from its location and proximity to Chignik, the Aleut word for "big wind." The Chignik area was originally populated by Kanaigmuit Eskimos. After the Russian occupation, the intermarriage of the Kaniags and Aleuts produced the Koniags. The people of this era were sea-dependent, living on otter, sea lion, porpoise, and whale. During the Russian fur boom from 1767 to 1783, the sea otter population was decimated. This, in addition to disease and warfare, reduced the Native population to less than half its former size. Within 20 years after Alaska was purchased from Russia, Chignik salmon became prized. The commercial salmon canning industry began in Chignik Lagoon, and thereby introducing European immigrants into the area. The area now has 4th generation Scandinavian and European Russian Aleut mix. 

​Today, Chignik Lagoon has a population of about 70 year-round residents. While a cannery no longer exists, the local economy is still largely based on commercial fishing. Three main fisheries exist in the area, which include Pacific Cod, Halibut and Salmon.
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Village of Chignik Lagoon
Currently, there are no roads that connect any of the villages.  Access to all three villages is by water or air transportation. Chignik Bay has service from the Alaska Marine Highway System from spring through the fall.
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Chignik Lagoon Village Council Mission: To provide quality services that will contribute and enhance the health and well-being of the community and its members. In addition to representing the village in all its endeavors and to advocate for the collective good of the people of Chignik Lagoon, promoting self-determination and self-sufficiency with the added interest of preserving the unique cultural and subsistence lifestyle.
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NOAA Weather

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​Alaska Region

U.S Census Bureau 2010

Chignik Lagoon Fact Sheet