Unangas
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Unangas are the Indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands and nearby regions of Alaska and Russia, known for their maritime culture and distinct Aleut language.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialHistoryWith |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
Northwest Coast of Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast–Arctic transition zone
Subarctic ⓘ |
| culture | maritime culture ⓘ |
| experienced | forced relocation during World War II ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aleut
ⓘ
Aleut ⓘ
surface form:
Aleuts
|
| hasAutonym |
Unangan
ⓘ
Unangan ⓘ
surface form:
Unangax̂
|
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
Aleut language with multiple dialects
ⓘ
complex sea hunting technology ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Alaska Peninsula
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ Commander Islands ⓘ Pribilof Islands ⓘ |
| language |
Aleut
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleut language
|
| languageFamily | Eskimo–Aleut languages ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific region
Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Natives
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of Alaska
Indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. federal government as Alaska Natives ⓘ |
| region |
Bering Sea
ⓘ
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Inupiat
Yupik ⓘ |
| religion |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodox Christianity
traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
carved hunting hats
ⓘ
grass basketry ⓘ sea lion gut parkas ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | fur trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Aleut
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleut language
|
| traditionalNavigation | open-sea navigation in the Aleutian chain ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ sea mammal hunting ⓘ seabird hunting ⓘ |
| uses |
baidarka
ⓘ
umiak ⓘ |
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