sentences:  After the Bering expedition in 1741, Russians raced to explore the Aleutian Islands and gain control of its resources.The native Aleuts and Eskimos were forced to pay taxes in the form of beaver and seal fur, and opted to do so rather than fight the ever-growing stream of Russian hunters.Grigory Shelikhov led attacks on Kodiak Island against the indigenous Alutiiq (Sugpiaqs) in 1784, known as the Awa'uq Massacre.