Iraluq tuqu’uq (literally, “The moon died.”) – Eclipse Cuumi niugtaallriit, “Iraluq tuqu’uq.” – Before they always used to say “The moon died.” (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) An eclipse occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. This term is often used to describe a solar eclipse, when the moon’s […]
Word of the Week Lesson 16:10 Qalngaa’aq : Crow Qalngaa’aq tan’ertuq. (N); Qalngaa’aq tamlertuq. (S) – The crow is black. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq Words Spoken) Alaska is home to one species of crow: Corvus cauriuns, the northwestern crow. Smaller than its cousin the American Crow, this black bird frequents the Pacific coast from […]
Qalngaa’aq : Crow Qalngaa’aq tan’ertuq. (N); Qalngaa’aq tamlertuq. (S) – The crow is black. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq Words Spoken) Alaska is home to one species of crow: Corvus cauriuns, the northwestern crow. Smaller than its cousin the American Crow, this black bird frequents the Pacific coast from Washington state to southcentral Alaska and […]
A Tennessee man was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison in Federal Court on Thursday for two counts of distributing child pornography according to U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler.