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In the Aleut language, they are known by the endonyms Unangan (eastern dialect) and Unangas (western dialect); both terms mean "people". [a] The Russian term "Aleut" was a general term used for both the native population of the Aleutian Islands and their neighbors to the east in the Kodiak Archipelago, who were also referred to as "Pacific Eskimos" or Sugpiat/Alutiit.
But, unlike many tribes in the contiguous United States, Alaska Natives or Native Alaskans do not have treaties with the United States that protect their subsistence rights, [45] except for the right to harvest whales and other marine mammals. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act explicitly extinguished aboriginal hunting and fishing rights ...
Eastern Aleutian Tribes includes the Agdaagux Tribal Council (King Cove), Akutan Traditional Council (Akutan), Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council (Nelson Lagoon), Unga Tribal Council (Unga in Sand Point), Qagan Tayagungin Tribal Council (Sand Point), False Pass Tribal Council (False Pass) and the Pauloff Harbor Tribal Council (Sanak in Sand Point).
From pé ("path"), caa ("wood"), and ri ("many"), because of the paths through the forest that the animal creates [205] Pehuenchesuchus † sebecosuchid: Mapudungun: Named after the Pehuenche people, whose name means "people of the monkey puzzle tree", and suchus, the Greek name of the Egyptian crocodile god Sobek. Pekania pennanti : mustelid ...
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List of federally recognized tribes in the United States, Lower 48; List of federally recognized tribes by state, Lower 48; List of Indian reservations in the United States; List of historical Indian reservations in the United States; State-recognized tribes in the United States; List of organizations that self-identify as Native American ...
The Aleutian people lived in semi-subterranean winter houses made from driftwood, whale bone, and peat. They used kayaks , atlatls and harpoons to kill sea mammals for sustenance. Around AD 1150, Aleutian houses increased considerably in size, food was stored in special chambers inside the house, and weaponry was becoming more common around ...
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