Clothing-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 13th
ARUNAT, AUNAT, ATKUT – CLOTHING ARUNANEK PILIYUQ. – SHE IS MAKING CLOTHES. Sewing in classical Alutiiq society was often a social activity. Women enjoyed each other’s company as they…
Bola-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 6th
PELLUQUQ – BOLA SAQULLKANANEK PISURYARTUKUT PELLUQUMEK ATURLUTA. – WE ARE HUNTING BIRDS WITH SLINGSHOTS. The word bola comes from Spanish and means ball. People around the word use this term…
Grass-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 30th
WEG’ET – GRASS WEG’ET KIAGMI ANGLITAARTUT. – THE GRASS GROWS TALL IN THE SUMMERTIME. More than sixty-five varieties of grasses grow in the Kodiak Archipelago, as well as many…
Village-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 23rd
NUNA – VILLAGE GUANGKUTA NUNARPET. – THIS IS OUR LAND. When Russian traders arrived in the Kodiak Archipelago, there were more than sixty Alutiiq villages. Rows of sod houses…
Mountain-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 16
ING’IQ, INGRIQ – MOUNTAIN ING’IT PATUMAUT ANIUMEK. – THE MOUNTAINS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW. Some of Kodiak’s most beautiful features are its rugged mountains. Carved by glacial ice over…
Steam-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 2nd
ARILLAQ – STEAM CAINIIK ARILLARTUQ, KALLAQUTARTUQ. – THE KETTLE IS STEAMING. IT’S GOING TO BOIL. The traditional Alutiiq steam bath, commonly known by its Russian name banya (a form…
Sockeye Salmon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 26th
NIKLLIQ – SOCKEYE SALMON NIKLLINEK KUPCUUNALIRCIQUKUT. – WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SMOKED SALMON OUT OF RED SALMON. Sockeye salmon, or red salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), are the first salmon…
