GC2C57P Traditional Cache Mondo's NAT # 024 - Aleut
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 07/22/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 48.988 W104° 58.698 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  No Scenic view  Available at all times  No Medium hike (1km-10km) 
Native American Tribe series.
Aleut


The name Aleut was given by the early Russian fur traders of the mid-18th century, but they refer to themselves as Unangan, which means "seashore" or "people of the coast." The Aleuts descended from the people of early maritime hunting in the Pribilof and Commander islands. Their ancestors were the first to settle along the Aleutian archipelago, a chain of islands in southwest Alaska. It has been estimated that the early people traversed over from the other side of the Bering straight about 12,000 to 15,000 years ago. Archeologists believe that early Eskimo-Aleut culture began about 8,000 years ago. In the mid-eighteenth century, initial contact with outsiders was established. Russian fur traders came and exploited the Aleuts ability to hunt sea mammals. During that time, the Aleuts lived in villages which consisted of several semi-subterranean houses made of grass-covered huts and small wooden structures. These were called frame houses or ulax. The Russian fur traders contributed to the decline of the Aleut culture and the decline of the numbers of the native group by introducing outside diseases, such as smallpox and influenza. The Russians also forced the Aleuts into slavery and killed off many in a very barbaric fashion. When the Russians arrived in Aleutian Islands in the 1700s, the population of the Aleut people was numbered about 25,000. Today, the population is estimated to be about 2,000.
During World War II Aleuts were relocated to internment camps in southeastern Alaska. This forced evacuation sped up the decline of their traditions, culture and way of life.
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12 Logs: Found it 12  

Found it 04/29/2019 By BPickens
Quick find! TFTC

Found it 03/27/2019 By imusttravel2000
Perfect coords! Thanks

Found it 08/06/2018 By LostinDenver
I came here and immediately knew what to expect. Still took me a few laps to make the find :) tftc!

Found it 07/09/2018 By kirchegeo
Nice hide with ldkloss and geo puppy Dickens. Tftc sl

Found it 07/06/2018 By Oilbear125
We have done the Denver Public Library series, the Across the Divide Geotour and the Colorado South Park Geotour this week. We are just picking up other caches in the area as we work our way home. Caching with Wall77, Ghostiegal. and KSGator. Stamped log as WOGG. TFTC

Found it 07/06/2018 By wall77
Found and stamped log as team WOGG (Wall77, Oilbear125, Ghostiegal, ksgator), good hide.

Found it 07/06/2018 By ksgator72
Found and logged as team WOGG (Wall77, Oilbear125, Ghostiegal, ksgator), nice hide

Found it 07/06/2018 By Ghostiegal
Cha-Ching! Found with my favorite caching crew from OK and KS.....Oilbear....Wall77....and KSGator. Thanks!! :)

Found it 05/07/2018 By Bennierae
Tftf! We didn't need tweezers.... Just say'n :)

Found it 05/07/2018 By th3b3ard
Found it with pretty lady.

Found it 12/01/2017 By DustyKat
Found while setting up for a trade show at the Merchandise Mart.

Found it 11/27/2017 By Barasaur
Out for the day with Memfis Mafia caching.

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