Description
"on bank of stream near Etolin Strait;"
History
Former Eskimo village visited in 1878 by E. W. Nelson who reported the name as "Chichinagamiut," i.e., "Chichinak people." In the 1880 Census, Ivan Petroff lists "Chichinagamute" with a population of 6; the 1890 Census lists "Chechinamiut" with a population of 84.