Aleut
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The Aleut are an Indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands and nearby regions, known for their seafaring culture, subsistence hunting, and distinct language and traditions.
Aliases (4)
- Aleut language ×6
- Aleut people ×3
- Aleut (Unangan) people ×1
- Aleuts ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
→
Native people of Alaska → ethnic group → |
| affectedBy |
Russian colonization of Alaska
→
fur trade → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Unangan
→
Unangas → |
| culturalTrait |
clan-based social organization
→
complex ceremonial life → oral tradition → seafaring expertise → use of skin-covered kayaks → |
| historicalContactWith |
Russian Empire
→
Russian fur traders → |
| language |
Aleut language
→
|
| languageFamily |
Eskimo–Aleut language family
→
|
| nativeTo |
Alaska Peninsula
→
Aleutian Islands → Bering Sea region → Commander Islands → |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of Alaska
→
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic → |
| populationCenter |
Alaska Peninsula communities
→
Aleutian Islands → Pribilof Islands → |
| region |
Russia
→
United States → |
| relatedGroup |
Inuit
→
Yupik → |
| religion |
Russian Orthodox Christianity
→
traditional animist beliefs → |
| traditionalCraft |
baidarka construction
→
basket weaving → bone carving → fur clothing production → ivory carving → kayak building → skin boat making → stone tool making → |
| traditionalEconomy |
fur trading
→
subsistence fishing → subsistence hunting → |
| traditionalHousing |
barabaras
→
semi-subterranean sod houses → |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
→
gathering wild plants → marine mammal hunting → seabird hunting → |
| writingSystem |
Cyrillic alphabet
→
Latin alphabet → |
Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Aleutian Islands
("Aleut people")
→
Eskimo–Aleut languages ("Aleut people") → Pribilof Islands → |
ethnicGroup |
|
Unangan
→
Unangas → Unangas ("Aleuts") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Sugpiaq
→
Sugpiaq people ("Aleut people") → Yupik → |
relatedEthnicGroup |
|
Alaska Natives
→
Native Americans → |
hasSubgroup |
|
Pribilof Islands
("Aleut language")
→
Unangas ("Aleut language") → |
language |
|
Near Islands
("Aleut (Unangan) people")
→
|
ethnicHistory |
|
Eskimo–Aleut languages
("Aleut language")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Eskimo–Aleut languages
("Aleut language")
→
|
hasSubfamily |
|
Aleutian Islands
("Aleut language")
→
|
indigenousLanguage |
|
Fox Islands
→
|
indigenousPeople |
|
Alaska
→
|
indigenousPeoples |
|
Eskimo–Aleut languages
→
|
majorLanguage |
|
Unangas
("Aleut language")
→
|
traditionalLanguage |