C's Ancestry~ Aleut Indian

I flit from one person to another far too much. The research can be tedious as I find it more difficult than I anticipated to find stories, events, REASONS for why things happened to different members in this family tree.

Recently, I decided to add my first born son's ancestry. His father an Aleut Indian, with a Russian name.. or at least last name. It's hard to pin point and say without question that what I have found is true or not.

My son was adopted by my second husband, however, it's clearly evident the young man is NOT of Irish decent. So, for him and my grandchildren I include this. I am embarking on the unknown as I have no contact with his father and have only a clue as to his whereabouts.

This much I do know. They were of Alaska, then Russia took over and named everyone with Russian names. I assume much as the the Padres did in California with the Indians there?? I know because of Russia my son's father was I THINK Russian Orthodox Catholic?? Some kind of Catholic but he himself was not practicing his religion that is simply how I understand him to have come by his religious classification, if one might put it that way.

When my son was born, I did not know any different and THOUGHT all tribes fell under the title of Eskimo. I could not remember exactly which Indian so the birth certificate lady, a rather impatient person with a job to do, suggested Eskimo and that's what his birth certificate says he is.. but he's not. Now, his father was born in Alaska.. not sure if it was Kodiak.. which I believe it was, or Old Harbor.. but he was born there and raised primarily in San Diego I believe.

I do believe his (my ex's) father has died but his father seems to have had a Native American name and not a Russian name. I found that interesting.. I don't know if the mother married but I do know the name she gave her son, my ex husband.. was her last name. Child born out of wedlock or was that how babies were named at the time??

I debated going there when I was rich to see what I can learn as I feel like my son's heritage has been taken from him and now he; living in the plains area ... well.. I need not go further I'm sure. However, Alaska is a very cold place so I don't see myself going there any time soon. Not to mention the "rich" part of the equation isn't ever going to happen.

I would also like to research this so I can find out if there is a way he can receive medical care. His lack of medical insurance and consequential medical attention following a couple of accidents seem to be causing him some problems. He doesn't live in Alaska though.