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As an Aleut from Sand Point, Alaska... Thank you, Evon Bereskin, for your kind words. Thank you.

This is an emotionally powerful video. Eelgrass is a water plant, and when dried, is thin and brittle. It was not and is not used for weaving baskets. The grass that is used for baskets is beach rye grass, that grows on the beach and not in the water. The leaves are made into thin strips and woven, and when the basket is soaked in water, it swells to fill the gaps and can be watertight! The refuge was created in 1960, and made wilderness by ANILCA in 1980. ANILCA requires providing continued subsistence on the refuge, and in fact, subsistence is one of the purposes of the refuge. So it is NOT illegal to access, hunt, or subsist on the refuge. It would be illegal to use ATVs off of established roads and trails within wilderness, but traditional access by boat or foot is not illegal. The removal of subsistence cabins was wrong and ill informed by USFWS.

Proud of my heritage 😊

👋 Hey Gilda! My familes village 😃

This is absolutely ridiculous!!!! What a beautiful family and an incredible Mother. It’s beyond me as to why our “government,” and other nature activists organizations, who have NEVER visited the village of King Cove nor the wildlife refuge, believe that the indigenous people, whose families have lived there for centuries, are no longer capable of caring for the land and the wildlife that has been an integral part of their lives & the lives of their ancestors. All they need is a gravel road, about a lane & 1/2 wide to connect them to the community of Cold Bay & the airport. INFURIATING!!!

Very nicely done! Thank you.

Great story about the perseverance of the Aleut people that is unfortunately not found in the US History books. Amazing views of the countryside too. I'd love to visit someday.

Good to learn more about this! This was not that long ago and Natives deserved land back

Wow, I need to visit the Aleutian Islands someday. What a beautiful place to live. Taking on the responsibility of preserving a language and its dialects is no easy feat, I wish you success and prosperity Mr. QAGIDAX and Dr. Stepetin.

Hello from Yakutia! nice to meet you Aleutians!

Was surprised to see this. I appreciate the work that went into it. I am a Larsen, born in King Cove. Thank you.

More please 🙏

Great video! I was adopted but my birth mother was from Karluk village in Kodiak Island of the Reft family 🙂

This was so beautiful to watch!

I admire their commitment and loyalty. I’m saddened they were given this limited opportunity away from their positions as, at-home elders. These men are leaders and I see their choices were given, rather than solicited.

LOVE the regalia and would appreciate getting in contact with an Aleut who can assist me and my two sisters with crafting our own Aleut head dresses and dance regalia. Thank you.

Would anyone happen to know how I would enroll into a tribe if my dad never did into the priboloff tribe if I'm 50th aleut? I'm just confused. I want to get a scholarship one day to go to a cultural camp or something before I die. My culture is important to me my heritage is and I want to pass it onto my kids. I just don't know how to go about it :(

I miss my people

Will a replay be available for the virtual meeting if we miss it??

Aang ilaasing!

Hi Mercedes. I looked up Aleut on RUclips and I saw you. Great video.

Thank you for sharing this! I didn't know you had a channel so I am super excited to subscribe and follow along for important info!

Thank you! I exercised my right to vote!

I want to meet Alaska natives the Aleut people