Sasignan

The Sasignan were the Unangan people of the Near Islands, the westernmost group of the Aleutians, including Attu. Rocky coasts and treeless slopes rise above waters rich in fish and marine mammals. The people travelled in skin boats and gathered food from the sea and shore. Russian fur traders reached Attu in the 1740s, beginning a violent expansion through the island chain in pursuit of sea otter pelts.