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Since the early ’90s, the population has declined by more than half as many Aleuts choose to move, often to Alaska’s mainland.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Lauren Peters, a former commercial pilot in Winters, Calif., had been involved in organizing a local cultural celebration of the Aleuts.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2021

They were of all colors, cultures, and heritages: whites, blacks, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, Samoans, Eskimos, Aleuts, American Indians from many different tribes, and Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Latin American origin.

From Slate • May 20, 2020

The population of Igiugig, pronounced Iggy-ah-gig, is about 70, mainly Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts and Athabascan Indians.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2019

No longer did I think of the Aleuts, as I have said, yet without a canoe to go where I wanted, I felt uneasy.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell