The awa'uq massacre happened a long time ago when some people called Russians came to a place that belongs to a group of people called Unangan, who live on an island called Awa'uq. The Russians hurt and killed many Unangan people and took away their things. This made the Unangan people very sad and scared. It was a very bad thing that happened and people should always remember it so that they don't hurt other people in the same way.