Cousins-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 29th
ILUWAQ – COUSIN AMLESQANEK ILUWANGQ’RTUA. – I HAVE MANY COUSINS. The term cousin can be applied to a confusing array of relatives. In American society, a cousin is any child…
Hair-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 22nd
NUYAT – HAIR SUK UKSURTUWIQAMI NUYAI QAT’RITAARTUT. – WHEN A PERSON GETS TO BE AN ELDER THEIR HAIR TURNS GRAY (WHITE). Before the adoption of western hairstyles in the mid-nineteenth…
Sewing Bag-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 15th
KAKIWIK – SEWING BAG MINGQUN KAKIWIGMI ET’UQ. – THE NEEDLE IS IN THE SEWING BAG. Alutiiq women are known for their sewing skill. In ancient times, they used delicate ivory…
Moon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 1st
IRALUQ – MOON UNUGPAK IRALUQ TATARTUQ. – TONIGHT THE MOON IS FULL. In classical Alutiiq cosmology, there are five sky worlds, layered one on top of the other. The…
Frazer Lake-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25
UNUGTUARAA – FRAZER LAKE PISURYARTAALLRIIT UNUGTUARAAMEN. – THEY USED TO GO FRAZER LAKE TO HUNT. Frazer Lake is a long, narrow body of water surrounded by the steep mountains…
Smoke-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18th
PUYUQ – SMOKE MECUUSQANEK KENERQAT PUYURNARTUU’UT. – WET FIREWOOD IS VERY SMOKY. In Alutiiq communities, wood smoke is best known for its ability to flavor and preserve fish. Each…
Puffin-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 11th
TUNNGAT – PUFFINS TUNNGAT MANIGTUT P’HNAMI. – THE PUFFINS ARE LAYING EGGS ON THE CLIFF. Puffins, also known as sea parrots, are members of the auk family. The Kodiak…
Trout-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 4th
ANCIQ – TROUT ANCINEK PISURTAARTUKUK. – WE TWO ALWAYS FISH FOR TROUT. Kodiak streams support two races of trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss), resident rainbows and anadromous steelhead. Rainbow trout live…
Throat, Outlet-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 27th
IGYA’AQ – THROAT, LAKE OUTLET IQALLUT IGYA’ARMI ET’UT. – THE FISH ARE AT THE OUTLET. In the Alutiiq world, a common way of naming places is by using terms…
