Category
page 1Aleut culture
Aleut
language of the Eskimo–Aleut language family
Aleutian kayak
type of watercraft
Barabara
right|thumb|300px|A barabara (Aleut: ulax̂), the traditional Aleut winter house
A barabara or barabora (Russian); ulax̂, ulaagamax, ulaq, or ulas (plural) (Aleut); and ciqlluaq (Alutiiq ~ Sugpiaq) were the traditional, main or communal dwelling used by the Alutiiq people and Aleuts, the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands. They lay partially underground like an earth lodge or pit-house, and most of the house was excavated from the dirt so as to withstand the high forces of wind in the Aleutian chain of islands. Barabaras are no longer used, as present-day Aleuts live in modern houses and