Word of the Week Lesson 16:6 Nunaquluni; Alagnarsurluni – Berry Picking Kiagmi nunaqutaartukut alagnanek. – In the summer we go berry picking for salmonberries. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq word spoken) Collecting from the land remains a popular activity in Alutiiq communities. Spring greens, berries, shellfish, medicinal herbs, and driftwood are among the resources that […]
Word of the Week Lesson 16:5 Patreitaq (n); Patriitaq (S) – Photograph Patriitairnga. – Take a picture of me. {mp3}archive/photo{/mp3} The world’s first photographs were taken in the 1830s, when French scientist Louis Daguerre captured images on copperplates treated with silver and mercury. Twenty years later, in the1850s, photography became popular in the United States […]
Word of the Week Lesson 16:4 Aq’alarluni – Jumper (as in a salmon) Aq’alartut iluani. – There are jumpers inside (the seine). (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) Jumping salmon are a conspicuous sign of summer around Kodiak. Scan the surface of the ocean in June and you will see pink salmon hurling themselves […]
The Alutiiq Museum will receive $32,000 from the Alaska State Council for the Arts Operation Support program. The money will be distributed over two years. It is designed to provide foundational support for Alaska’s arts organizations by supporting ongoing artistic and administrative expenses.