Aleut
The Aleut are Native Americans from the Aleutian Islands. They live in Alaska and Russia. Their traditional clothes were made from the skins of sea lions, seals, sea otters, and birds.
Language
The Aleut speak the Aleut language, which they call Unangam Tunuu. However, most of them don't speak it well nowadays. Many speak English and Russian.
History
Contact with Russians
In the 18th century, Russians came to Alaska. The Russians taught the Aleut about their religion, the Russian Orthodox version of Christianity. They also traded furs with them.
California
The Aleut killed many members of the Nicoleño Tribe in California during a conflict.
Culture
Housing
The Aleut lived in special houses called barabara. It was partly underground to protect them from the elements.
Food
The Aleut hunted many sea creatures for food and their furs. They also liked to eat berries.
Aleut Media
- Aleut.jpg
Illustration of men's and women's dress, Aleutian Islands, ca. 1820.
- Aleut map.svg
Map of Aleut tribes and dialects
- Расселение алеутов в ДФО по городским и сельским поселениям, в %.png
Settlement of Aleuts in the Far Eastern Federal District by urban and rural settlements in%, 2010 census
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Aleut in Festival Dress in Alaska, watercolor by Mikhail Tikhanov, 1818
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Aleuts. Ethnographic description of the peoples of the Russian Empire by Gustav-Fyodor Khristianovich Pauli (1862)
- Hunting hat, Aleut - Etholén collection, Museum of Cultures (Helsinki) - DSC04917.JPG
Men's chagudax, or bentwood hunting visor, Arvid Adolf Etholén collection, Museum of Cultures, Helsinki, Finland
- Basket and Lid, early 20th century, 36.498a-b.jpg
Unknown Aleut artist, sea lyme grass basket and lid embellished with wool embroidery, early 20th century, Brooklyn Museum
- Weib und Mann von Unalaschka in ihren Feierkleidern.jpeg
- WeibundMannvonUnalaschkainihrenFeierkleidern
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Replica of the sax, an Aleut coat made from bird skins and sea otter fur
- Parka (Kamleika) Aleutian Islands.JPG
A Kamleika, or sea mammal intestine coat.
