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Illustration of a semi-subterranean Eskimo dwelling with a snow-covered roof, showing a cutaway view of the home's interior. Labeled features include a sloped entrance passage, doorway, entrance to the main room, a storage area above, and a smoke vent in the roof. Inside, two people are seated on the floor surrounded by household items, highlighting traditional sub-Arctic Aleut or Inuit architecture and living arrangements. 19th-century Unangax̂ (Aleut) and Inuit baskets Map of the Arctic region showing the distribution of Arctic peoples and their culture areas, outlined by a red line. The map labels groups such as the Inuit, Chukchi, Sami, Yakut, and others across North America, Greenland, northern Europe, and northern Asia, distinguishing between the American Arctic culture area and the Eurasian Arctic and subarctic culture area.

Aleut: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College - Cultural Heritage of the Aleuts. Sep 02, 2022
Article thoroughly revised. Mar 01, 2022
Add new Web site: Native Indian Tribes - Aleut Tribe. Jun 04, 2019
Noted that the Sugpiaq pronounce the name Aleut "Alutiiq." Feb 07, 2019
Article revised and updated. Feb 02, 2007
Article revised. Mar 10, 2005
Article revised. Mar 06, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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