2024年8月5日 · Unangax̂ culture is full of creative inventions and ingenious uses of natural materials. The Unangax̂ have brought a vibrant culture and incredible resourcefulness to the Aleutian Islands since time immemorial. The Alaska Natives who call the Aleutian Islands home are known as the Unangax̂.

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[5] in Unangam Tunuu, the Aleut language. [6] . There are 13 federally recognized Aleut tribes in the Aleut Region of Alaska. [7] .

Present-day Natives of Unalaska and most Aleutian Islanders prefer to identify as Unangan, or the people of the passes. In the dialect of the eastern Aleutian Islands, the self-given term for this group of Native peoples is Unangan; in the western dialect, Unangas.

Unangam tunuu is one major branch of the greater Eskimo-Aleut language family. The linguistic relationships within this larger family affirm ancestral connections going back thousands of years among a range of Native people in Alaska today, including Unangax̂, Inupiaq, Siberian Yup’ik, Sugpiaq (Alutiiq), and Yup’ik peoples.

To strengthen and preserve the Unangax̂ cultural heritage. 1131 East International Airport Rd. Anchorage Alaska 99518 Phone: (907) 276-2700 Toll Free: (800) 478-2742 Fax: (907) 279-4351 E-mail: [email protected].

2024年10月16日 · Beyond the struggles endured on an individual and community level, Unangax̂ culture at large survived the World War II era despite the passing of elders and interrupted access to traditional Unangax ways of life.

2023年2月23日 · The Unangax̂ (Aleuts) are an Alaska Native people that historically inhabited a few small villages in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. During World War II the remote Aleutian Islands, home to the Unangax̂ (Aleut) people for over 8,000 years, became a fiercely contested battleground in the Pacific.

The coastal areas of southwest Alaska from Prince William Sound through the Aleutian Islands, the Kodiak Archipelago, and the Alaska Peninsula are the traditional homelands of the Unangax̂ and Alutiiq peoples.

These two cultures are found in Southwest Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Unangax̂ (Oo-nun-gahx) settlements are in the Aleutian Island Chain and Pribilof Islands, and Sugpiaq (Soog-pyack) are associated with Kodiak Island, Prince William Sound, the outer Kenai Peninsula, and part of the Alaska Peninsula.

Originally collected along a beach on Amchitka Island during WWII. Loaned to the Museum of Man in San Deigo from 1947-1977. Based on its smaller size, the oil lamp was possibly used during travel. Collection of information about Unangax̂ iqyax̂ or single hatch kayak.