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Lost Villages
Lost Villages Project participants visit Makushin Village in 2009.During World War II, the Aleutian Islands became a front line in the Pacific theater. The arrival of war resulted in mass relocation of Unangax̂ People, who have lived in this region for more than 9,000 years. Several villages were never resettled. Evacuation had a profound impact on culture and identity, which continues to resonate today. "Tanadgusim Adan Chiilulix (a Journey Home): Revisiting the Lost Villages of the Aleutian Islands" tells the story of a project that brought Unangax̂ survivors of World War II back to the communities they were forced to leave during the war — and then never allowed to resettle.KUCB coverage of the Lost Villages Project is supported in part by a grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum and the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this coverage does not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

KUCB Documentary Coming Soon

Courtesy USFWS

A trailer for our upcoming documentary on the Lost Villages Project is now available:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI28XbKVVPM

KUCB coverage of the Lost Villages Project is supported in part by a grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum and the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this coverage does not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

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