Eastern Aleutian Tribes
Encyclopedia
Eastern Aleutian Tribes was formed in 1991 and includes seven Aleut
tribes from the Aleutian Islands and Alaska
Peninsula.
EAT provides Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health services in federally qualified health centers in the communities of Adak, Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, Sand Point, St. George, and Whittier. This comprises over 100,000 square miles of remote territory.
From its roots as a small Native health organization, EAT has matured into a progressive Native health organization within the Alaska Tribal Health System. EAT started out with a handful of employees and a budget under $500,000. It has grown into a corporation with over 100 employees and an operating budget of $9.2 million, offering professional health services utilizing mid-level practitioners and Community Health Aides / Practitioners.
Eastern Aleutian Tribes intends to continue to improve services in all aspects of health care, supporting the well-being of the Aleut
people.
Aleut
Aleut people are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, United States and Kamchatka Krai, Russia.-Name:The name "Aleut" comes from the Aleut word allíthuh, meaning "community." A regional self-denomination is ', Unangan or Unanga, meaning "original people." The name Aleut was...
tribes from the Aleutian Islands and Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
Peninsula.
Origins and development
Eastern Aleutian Tribes includes the Agdaagux Tribal Council (King Cove), Akutan Traditional Council (Akutan), Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council (Nelson Lagoon), Unga Tribal Council (Unga in Sand Point), Qagan Tayagungin Tribal Council (Sand Point), False Pass Tribal Council (False Pass) and the Pauloff Harbor Tribal Council (Sanak in Sand Point).EAT provides Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health services in federally qualified health centers in the communities of Adak, Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, Sand Point, St. George, and Whittier. This comprises over 100,000 square miles of remote territory.
From its roots as a small Native health organization, EAT has matured into a progressive Native health organization within the Alaska Tribal Health System. EAT started out with a handful of employees and a budget under $500,000. It has grown into a corporation with over 100 employees and an operating budget of $9.2 million, offering professional health services utilizing mid-level practitioners and Community Health Aides / Practitioners.
Eastern Aleutian Tribes intends to continue to improve services in all aspects of health care, supporting the well-being of the Aleut
Aleut
Aleut people are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, United States and Kamchatka Krai, Russia.-Name:The name "Aleut" comes from the Aleut word allíthuh, meaning "community." A regional self-denomination is ', Unangan or Unanga, meaning "original people." The name Aleut was...
people.