Chenega (/tʃɪˈniːɡə/; Alutiiq: Caniqaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Evans Island in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Located in Prince William Sound, the CDP consists of the Chugach Alutiiq village of Chenega Bay, which was established only after the Good Friday earthquake destroyed the original community on Chenega Island to the north.

[5] The original village of Chenega was destroyed in 1964 by a tsunami from the Good Friday earthquake, which killed 26 residents,[2] a third of the 68 people who lived there at the time, and leveled all the buildings in the town except for the school and a singular house.

[4] Immediately following the tsunami, survivors were taken to Cordova, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs later permanently resettled them at Tatitlek.

[4] In 1977, following research into the landscape and the needs of villagers, a new town location was chosen at Crab Bay on Evans Island.

[4] Following the acquisition of funding for infrastructure, the new village, named Chenega Bay, was first occupied in 1984.

On the 25th Good Friday after the earthquake, in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, causing an oil spill that again devastated Chenega and other places around the area economically.

[citation needed] The village location is isolated, only accessible by boat or by plane.