World War II Aleut relocation

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World War II Aleut relocation was the forced evacuation and internment of Unangan (Aleut) people from Alaska’s Aleutian and Pribilof Islands by the U.S. government during World War II, resulting in severe hardship, deaths, and long-term cultural and community disruption.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II home front event ⓘ
forced relocation ⓘ
human rights violation ⓘ
internment program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Aleut evacuation ⓘ
Aleut relocation during World War II ⓘ
Unangan evacuation ⓘ
appliesToEthnicGroup Aleut people ⓘ
linked to: Aleut

Unangan people ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endTime after World War II, when internees were allowed to return ⓘ
hasAftermath incomplete reconstruction of some villages ⓘ
ongoing efforts at cultural and historical remembrance ⓘ
permanent abandonment of some Unangan communities ⓘ
hasCause Japanese attack on the Aleutian Islands ⓘ
U.S. military security concerns ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
hasEffect deaths of Unangan internees ⓘ
destruction and looting of evacuated villages ⓘ
disease outbreaks in camps ⓘ
disruption of traditional subsistence activities ⓘ
economic hardship for Unangan communities ⓘ
forced evacuation from home villages ⓘ
inadequate food and medical care ⓘ
internment in camps in Southeast Alaska and other locations ⓘ
long-term community dislocation ⓘ
long-term cultural disruption ⓘ
loss of personal property ⓘ
overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions ⓘ
psychological trauma for survivors ⓘ
hasLegalConsequences Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act ⓘ
U.S. government acknowledgment of injustice ⓘ
later U.S. government investigations ⓘ
location Alaska ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ
Pribilof Islands ⓘ
U.S. West Coast internment camps ⓘ
numberOfPeopleAffected over 800 Unangan people ⓘ
organizer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States federal government ⓘ
participant Unangan residents of the Aleutian Islands ⓘ
Unangan residents of the Pribilof Islands ⓘ
partOf United States home front during World War II ⓘ
recognizedAs unjust treatment of Unangan people ⓘ
violation of civil and human rights ⓘ
startTime 1942 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Unangan → affectedBy → World War II Aleut relocation ⓘ
Pribilof Islands → historicalEvent → Aleut relocation and settlement under Russian-American and U.S. rule ⓘ
linked to: World War II Aleut relocation
World War II Aleut relocation → alsoKnownAs → Aleut evacuation ⓘ
linked to: World War II Aleut relocation
Alaska territorial era → significantEvent → Aleut evacuation and internment during World War II ⓘ
linked to: World War II Aleut relocation