▁sea ▁ot ters ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁fur ▁trade , ▁taking ▁their ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁host age . ▁ ▁S la very ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁all ▁states ▁under ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁When ▁Al aska ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁sla very ▁became ▁illegal ▁in ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁there ▁were ▁still ▁documented ▁cases ▁of ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁Ale ut ian ▁girls ▁could ▁be ▁purchased ▁by ▁wealth y ▁families ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁house work , ▁and ▁were ▁often ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁child ▁play ▁or ▁become ▁educated . ▁These ▁girls ▁t ended ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁Att a ▁Islands . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁until ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Fur ▁Se al ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁P rib il of ▁Islands ▁were ▁govern ed ▁directly ▁by ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁government , ▁under ▁conditions ▁which ▁the ▁T und ra ▁Times ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁sla very ▁" in ▁mil der ▁form ▁perhaps ▁than ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁Deep ▁South , ▁but ▁sla very ▁non eth eless "; ▁these ▁conditions ▁included ▁being ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁labor ▁in ▁food ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁money ▁( until ▁ 1 9 5 0 ), ▁being ▁for ci