Description

This book is the second volume in a two-part overview of the Unalaska Islands (also known today as the Fox Islands). It provides a detailed description of the people of the islands. The book includes the population numbers on the various islands, the different groups of peoples living there, and detailed descriptions of their way of life, including their belief systems and mode of governance. The book was written by Father Ioann Veniaminov (1797–1879), who later became Saint Innocent of Alaska. Veniaminov was one of the greatest of the ...