Intro
2006 Aleut Culture Camp in Cold Bay, AK
Voyages of Ivan Veniaminov
Baidarkas in Akutan
The Aleutian Kayak,
a construction manual
Overview
This part of the site is all about the boats of the Aleuts and about the Aleutians and travel in the Aleutians.Baidarkas and Baidaras
Baidarkas and Baidaras, the boats of the Aleuts were so named by the Russians. Baidara is Russian for boat. Baidarka is the dimunitive of baidara and means little boat. The baidara is the large open boat crewed by many people and baidarka is the closed boat with anywhere from one to three hatches.