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Midwife-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 17th

By Alutiiq Museum on Jul 17, 2022   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Midwife-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 17th

Midwife– Paapuskaaq Cukaluten, paapuskaaq iwa’aru! Carliangqutartuq. – Hurry, get the midwife! She’s going to have a baby. Each Alutiiq community had at least one midwife, a healer versed in herbal medicines and the arts of bloodletting, surgery, and childbirth. Appointed by her community at a young age and apprenticed to an older midwife, this woman tended […]

Beaver-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 10

By Alutiiq Museum on Jul 11, 2022   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Beaver-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 10

Beaver–Paluqtaq Pingayun paluqtat kuigmi. – There are three beavers in the creek. Although beavers (Castor canadensis) thrive around Kodiak today, they are not part of the region’s original fauna. Beavers were introduced to the archipelago in 1925 in an effort to provide valuable game for trapping and a commodity for the fashion industry. Most beaver […]

Moose-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 3rd

By Alutiiq Museum on Jul 4, 2022   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Moose-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 3rd

Tunturpak—Moose Maani Sun’ami tunturpanek piitukut.— Here on Kodiak we don’t have moose. Moose (Alces alces) are the biggest member of the deer family. These large-bodied, long-legged creatures are known for their droopy nose and dewlap: a flap of hair-covered skin beneath their chins. Only the males have antlers. Moose live in forests across North America, […]

Arrow Game-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 26th

By Alutiiq Museum on Jun 26, 2022   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Arrow Game-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 26th

Arrow Game–Ruuwarluni Tamamta ruuwartaallriakut Paas’kaami. – We used to all play bow and arrow at Easter time. In the Alutiiq language, the word for “arrow”—ruuwaq—has a variety of meanings. It can be used as a noun to refer to the wooden-shafted, feather-fletched projectiles fired from hunters’ bows. Alternatively, this word can be used as a […]

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