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Aleuts and mummies in the North Pacific islands
A travel feature recounts the Aleut people across the North Pacific from Alaska toward Asia. It notes Aleut demographics, villages, and the Eskimo language, plus famed mummy remains in Aleutian caves and a 1840 Russian bishop’s account of burial customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pacific
Alaska
Asia
Agattu
Aleutian Islands
Unalaska
Umnak
Atka
Amlia
Kagamil Island
Africa
South America