Did you know Aleuts were sent to interrment camps during WWII? Documentary film tells their story

752 Views

A new film has Aleuts talking through the pain. Long-silent Aleuts revisit the suffering of World War II camps in a new documentary film set to air on Public Television this month. Did you know Aleuts were sent to interrment camps during WWII? Documentary film tells their story »»

Unangan (Aleut) Heritage

Several thousand years ago, before European explorers discovered the shores of the Aleutian Islands, they were inhabited by the “Unangas” (Aleut people). Unangan (Aleut) Heritage »»

Aleut and Alutiiq of Alaska

The Aleut and Alutiiq peoples are south and southwest Alaska maritime peoples. The water is their living, whether it’s the creeks and rivers near villages, the shore outside or the vast waters of the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Knowledge of these resources and skill in harvesting them define the cycle of life in an Aleut village. Aleut and Alutiiq of Alaska »»