Nuciiq

Nuciiq, or Nuchek, stands on Hinchinbrook Island near the entrance to Prince William Sound. It was a village of the Chugach Alutiiq, whose skin boats carried them among the sound’s islands and hunting grounds. In 1793 Russian traders established Fort Konstantine here. The post became a centre of the sea otter trade, drawing Chugach people from around the sound; hunters who took goods on credit were required to repay their debts in pelts.