Mission Statement

Committed to Profitability, Celebration of our Heritage, and Ownership of our Lands.

Chugach Alaska Corporation (CAC) is comprised of three Alaska Native cultures: The Chugach people which are of Aleut/Eskimo descent are the prominent Native culture in the region. Three other Indian cultures in the region are the Eyak, Athabaskan and Tlingits Indians who have occupied the eastern portion of the region. The Chugach people primarily inhabited the coastal area in Prince William Sound in the lower Cook Inlet. In part, because of the coastal accessibility to the people, their rich history includes a strong Russian influence. The Chugach are the dominant Native group in the Sound. The Eyak (pronounced "EE-yak") are of Indian descent.

The Chugach region extends on the west from the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula eastward to the 141st meridian near the Malaspina Glacier between Icy Bay and Yakutat. The regional boundary rarely extends more than fifty miles inland, roughly following a line which approximates the crest of the Kenai and the Chugach Mountain ranges. A large portion of the region is overlain by three of the major icefields of North America, the Harding, Sargent and Bagley Icefields, each spawning numerous glaciers which still reach to the sea. At its geographic center is Prince William Sound. The Region’s land mass, second smallest of Alaska’s Native regions, comprises some 10 million acres, roughly 2.5% of the State’s total. It’s shoreline comprises some 5,000 miles, roughly 15% of the State’s total.

The Chugach region has an abundance of natural resources situated close to tidewater. This wealth of natural resources, when coupled with the relatively mild climate, good ports, natural harbors and ice-free waters makes it a highly desirable setting for development.