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Lent-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 26th

By Alutiiq Museum on Feb 26, 2023   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Lent-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 26th

Lent — Pustaaq In Alutiiq communities, the Lenten season covers the forty days preceding Orthodox Easter. The two or three weeks before Lent are often a time of celebration, in preparation for the fasting and quiet lifestyle expected in the days leading up to Easter. Before Lent, Alutiiq people eat lots of good food, hold […]

Alutiiq Museum Names Chris Wooley Volunteer of the Year

By Alutiiq Museum on Feb 21, 2023   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured, General News  

Alutiiq Museum Names Chris Wooley Volunteer of the Year

The Alutiiq Museum says it is fortunate to have many friends who contribute their time and talents to their work. To highlight the importance of their volunteers, they honored one outstanding contribution with the museum’s Volunteer of the Year award. For 2022, Chris Wooley was picked for his help with researching the lives of two […]

Corporation-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 19th

By Alutiiq Museum on Feb 19, 2023   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Corporation-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 19th

Corporation — Akilingnaq’sqat Akilingnaq’sqat angsinartut akilingnaqlluteng. – Some corporations are big and they are trying to make money. Forty years ago, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act returned forty-four million acres of land and 962.5 million dollars to Alaska’s Native people. Known by its acronym ANCSA, this historic piece of federal legislation represented a turning […]

Black Eye-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 12th

By Alutiiq Museum on Feb 12, 2023   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Black Eye-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 12th

Mal’ugnek segnengq’rtua, kinam tenglukiinga! – I got two black eyes, somebody hit me! There are many ways to get a black eye. Elders recall that men and boys working around swinging fishing gear were frequently bruised in the face. Others got shiners from fighting, particularly after school. Parents forbid such sparring and would punish them […]

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