John A. Hinchman, Sr.
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John Hinchman's Tlingit name was Gooch Shaay. He was an Eagle, Chookaneidi from Xaat Hit (Ice House). He was a retired highliner commercial fisherman in Alaska and Washington and owned and captained the Johnny A.Description:
He was a lifetime member of Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 12 and a past city council member of Hoonah. He was a Sealaska and Hoonah Totem Corp. shareholder and a former member of the Hoonah Totem board of directors. He was active in the Moose Club in Mount Vernon and the American Legion in Sedro-Woolley. He coached the ANB basketball team and was inducted into the Gold Medal Hall of Fame in Juneau.
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