Cordova

- Cordova is located on Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound. The Native Village of Eyak.

- The word "Eyak" in English means "beach."

- The Eyak tribe has a different cultural background from other Alaska Natives in the Chugach Region.

- The Eyak language is akin to Athabaskan, which is spoken by Alaska Natives living in interior Alaska. The language has virtually died out; only one native Eyak speaker remains.

- Subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering remain important realities for the perpetuation of the culture as well as for economic purposes.

- Access to Cordova is limited to air and water.

- Cordova is one of the largest Native communities in the region.

- The Native Village of Eyak is located on the shores of Eyak Lake, inside the Cordova city limits, and is about 10 miles from the mouth of the Copper River, surrounded by the Chugach National Forest.

- The present Native community in Eyak/Cordova is a mixture of Eyak descendants, Chugach Aleuts from the Prince William Sound culture, and other Alaska Natives and American Indians.

- The Native Village of Eyak is governed by a traditional council, which consists of five council members.