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Article: When the wind was a river: Aleut evacuation in World War II.
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- Arctic
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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This important and well-organized book provides the first detailed and incisive account of what happened to the Aleuts as a consequence of their evacuation during World War II. Their relocation to absurdly inadequate locations, where they would suffer food shortages and crowded and unsanitary living conditions, occurred at the same time that their home villages were being looted of their fishing and hunting equipment, artifacts, mementos, letters and books, sewing machines, and stoves. The opening endorsements are important to understanding the concern of the supporting Aleut organizations. Their spokesmen, ranging from Boris Merculief to Mike Zacharof, supply brief and ...
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