Kaganaq – Wolf Kaganat yaksigtut maaken. – The wolves are far from here. (click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) Wolves (Canis lupus) occur throughout mainland Alaska, from the rainforests of Southeast to Unimak Island in the Aleutians and as far north as the arctic coast of the Beaufort Sea. This huge range, nearly eighty-five […]
Kaganaq – Wolf Kaganat yaksigtut maaken. – The wolves are far from here. (click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) Wolves (Canis lupus) occur throughout mainland Alaska, from the rainforests of Southeast to Unimak Island in the Aleutians and as far north as the arctic coast of the Beaufort Sea. This huge range, nearly eighty-five […]
ARastaup’kaat (N); ARastuup’kaat (S) – Kindling (plural) Unuarpak angli aRastuup’kaalillianga. – This morning I made alot of kindling. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq Words spoken) Starting a fire in wet, windy Kodiak requires both skill and help from some good tinder. Alutiiq families use a variety of natural materials to capture a flame. In forested […]
Mulut’uuk; Murut’uuk – Hammer Allrani mulut’uuq atu’akamgu aigaqa mulut’uurtaaqa. – Sometimes when I use the hammer I hit my hand. Before the availability of iron tools,Alutiiq people fashioned hammers from hard stones. They collected greywacke and granite cobbles from Kodiak beaches for help with chipping, pounding, and splitting jobs. Small hand-sized stones with pitted sides […]