Aleutian Islands, Aleut and Settlement History. Prehistory. A decline in services in the remote western islands after the sale of Alaska to the United States contributed to a dramatic drop in the population of the Aleutians. In 1870 Charles Scammon 1870] reported 220 -souls" on "Atton" Island. Two years later, 38 Attuan men, some undoubtedly with families, under former Company manager Grigorii Terent'ev immigrated to the Commander Islands. Stejneger...
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