Aleut
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Alaska
The Aleut, consisting of two main groups, the Atka and Unalaska Aleut, probably migrated from Siberia about 6000 b.c.e. into Alaska and moved into the Aleutian Islands around 2000 b.c.e. Their name comes from the Russian word meaning “barren rock.” “Atka” is the Aleutian word for island, and “Alaska” comes from the Aleutian word for mainland. The Aleut people occupied about a dozen of the hundred or so islands (the Aleutians) that stretch from Alaska more than 1,200 miles into the Pacific. Their language resembles that of the Eskimos (Inuits). Aleuts and Eskimos moved to...
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