Aleuts

Aleuts (/ˌæ.lˈt/ A-lee-OOT; Russian: Алеуты, romanized: Alyeuty) are the Indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands, which are located between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. Both the Aleuts and the islands are politically divided between the US state of Alaska and the Russian administrative division of Kamchatka Krai. This group is also known as the Unangax̂ (Oo-NUNG-ukh) in Unangam Tunuu, the Aleut language. There are 13 federally recognized Aleut tribes in the Aleut Region of Alaska. In 2000, Aleuts in Russia were recognized by government decree as a small-numbered Indigenous people.

Aleuts
унаӈан (unangan)
унаӈас (unangas)
Attu Aleut mother and child, 1941
Regions with significant populations
United States
Alaska
6,752
Russia
Kamchatka Krai
482
Languages
English, Russian, Aleut
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy
(Russian Orthodox Church), Animism
Related ethnic groups
Inuit, Yupik, Sirenik, Sadlermiut, Alaskan Creoles
PersonUnangax̂
PeopleUnangan (east)
Unangas (west)
LanguageUnangam Tunuu
CountryUnangam Tanangin
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