Lost villages of the Eastern Aleutians : Biorka, Kashega, Makushin
Title:
Lost villages of the Eastern Aleutians : Biorka, Kashega, Makushin
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by Ray Hudson & Rachel Mason.
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Publication Information:
[Anchorage, Alaska] : National Park Service, United States Deparment of the Interior, 2014.
Physical Description:
vii, 353 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9780985394875
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Shipping list no.: 2015-0054-P.
Abstract:
When World War II encircled the Aleutian Islands, the lives of the Unangax inhabitants and the communities they lived in were forever changed. Perhaps the most profound impacts were on three small traditional villages: Biorka, Kashega, and Makushin. Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians is the story of how these communities endured for centuries, how they survived the challenges of Russian and American ownership, and how war hastened their disappearance. It is the story of how the last generation to live in these villages made lasting contributions to an enduring culture and way of life."--Publisher's description.
Local Note:
UAA/APU CONSORTIUM: This work contains materials held by Archives and Special Collections and was provided through a research agreement.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and index.
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Portion of title: Biorka, Kashega, Makushin
Contents:
Part One: Those old-time people. The three villages ; Darkness ; Respite ; Three villages under the Russian-American Company ; Ends and beginnings ; The lives of sea otter hunters ; Loss of the sea otter -- Part Two: the final decades. The last families ; An uncertain future ; Kashega ; Makushin ; Biorka ; Kashega : a green and pleasant place ; The agony of Makushin ; The approach of war ; The attack and evacuation ; A lake in the woods ; The return ; The legacy -- Epilogue : remembering and revisiting the lost villages.
Funding Information:
This project was funded by the National Park Service, Affiliated Areas Program in support of the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area, in cooperation with the Aleutian Pribilof Heritage Group