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Did the Aleut people work for the Russians?

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In 1741 the Aleuts came into contact with Europeans following the arrival of a Russian expedition led by the Dane Vitus Bering, who estimated their population to be 20,000 to 25,000. Immediately the Russians enslaved them largely for their ability to hunt sea otters.

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