Dolly Varden-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 10th
Nanwam Ancia–Dolly Varden Nanwam ancii miktaartut.–Lake trout are always small. Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma Walbaum) belong to a group of fishes called char. The light spots on their sides distinguish…
Gulls-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 3
Qatayat–Gulls Qatayat nernertutaartut!–Gulls will eat anything! Glaucous-winged gulls (Larus glaucescens) and Mew Gulls (Larus canus) are familiar residents of Kodiak’s shores. These opportunistic scavengers eat almost anything. They range throughout…
Bog/Swamp-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 27th
Maraq–Bog; Swamp ARapagka nag’art’lliik mararmi. I lost my (2) boots in the bog. The Alutiiq word maraq can be used to talk about any low lying, wet piece of land–a…
Indians-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 20th
Matarngasqat; Matarngat; Mataryat–Indians (of the Lower 48) Matarngasqat Camani amlertut.–There are a lot of Indians in the Lower Forty-eight. When Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean in 1492, he mistook…
Ugak Island-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 13th
Uguaq–Ugak Island PaRaguutakun uguaq kiturtaarpet.–We always pass Ugak island on the boat. Ugak Island lies at the entrance to Ugak Bay, on the far eastern edge of Kodiak Island. Exposed…
