Mike Hodikoff, the Attuan chief, and fellow Aleuts on “the shores of their little Eden.” Coast guard officers who knew the area claimed that Attu’s people “are by far the happiest and best of all the Natives because they live in such a remote situation and bad influences don’t come so easily their way. They … don’t want to be brought into closer touch with the world. They are always the most friendly and helpful … lending a hand if required.” Alice Petrivelli, an Atkan leader, described Attuans as “dignified, quiet, laid-back, calm.”
