Anfesia's influence in the Aleut community (endonyms Unangan) endures, her passion for Aleut culture has infused various Aleut organizations  and she was fierce even though she was physically small.
"Anfesia's influence in the Aleut community endures.... The Aleuts (/ljut, l.jut/; Russian:  Aleuty), who are usually known in the Aleut language by the endonyms Unangan (eastern dialect), Unangas (western dialect),  (lit. Her passion for Aleut culture has infused various Aleut organizations, and her willingness to serve on civic boards has inspired others to follow her example". Even though Anfesia was physically small, she could be "...extremely fierce at times if she found something out that she was unhappy with. 
