NUNA A’ULALUNI – EARTHQUAKE NUNA AULAKAN ALINGNARTUQ. – IT IS SCARY WHEN THE LAND SHAKES. The Kodiak Archipelago lies at the juncture of two major tectonic plates, enormous pieces…
Grave-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 23rd
QUNGUQ – GRAVE AATAMA QUNGUA NUNIAMI ET’UQ. – MY FATHER’S GRAVE IS IN OLD HARBOR. Death in classical Alutiiq society was a forty-day process of passing into the spirit…
Bull Kelp-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 16th
NASQULUT – BULL KELP NASQULUT TAK’UT. – THE BULL KELP ARE LONG. Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is a variety of seaweed with a long, hollow stem attached to a…
Rock-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 8th
YAAMAQ – ROCK ISUWIQ YAAMAMEN MAYALLRIA. – THE SEAL CLIMBED UP THE ROCK. The Kodiak Archipelago is formed of intrusive igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks many millions of years…
Seal-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 2nd
ISUWIQ – SEAL ISUWIQ PITURNIRTUQ. – THE SEAL TASTES GOOD. Kodiak’s sea mammals provided a variety of resources for Alutiiq people. Seals, sea lions, porpoises, and whales produced meat…
Ear-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 23rd
CUUTEQ – EAR CUUTENG’RTUQ ANGSQANEK. – HE HAS LARGE EARS. In classical Alutiiq society, people decorated their ears. Historic paintings and ancient drawings show both men and women wearing…
Chiton-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 16th
URIITAQ – CHITON KASUKUAGMEN AGKUMA, URIITARSURCIQUA. – WHEN I GO TO AKHIOK I AM GOING TO GO GET SOME BIDARKIES (CHITONS). Kodiak’s intertidal fauna include a variety of chitons,…
Guts-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 9th
QILUT – GUTS AANAQA ISUWIM QILUNEK KENIRLLIA. – MY MOTHER COOKED SEAL GUTS. In addition to food and oil, Kodiak’s mammals provided the Alutiiq with gut: a flexible, durable,…
