Volcano-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 17th
Puyulek—Volcano Puyulek yakguani et’aartut, ingrini.—The volcanoes are far away, in the mountains. Although there are no volcanoes in the Kodiak Archipelago, the mountainous Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Island chain…
Uyak Bay-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 11th
Uyaq—Uyak Bay Kugyasigtaallriit Uyarmi.—They used to seine in Uyak Bay. Uyak Bay is the largest fjord in the Kodiak Archipelago. Carved by Pleistocene glaciers, this 40 km waterway stretches from…
Cockle/Clam-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 3rd
Qahmaquq, Mamaayaq—Cockle / Clam Qahmaquryugtua.—I want some cockles. Kodiak’s shores are encrusted with a wealth of intertidal organisms. Clams, cockles, whelks,mussels, sea urchins, chitons, limpets, and periwinkles are all available…
African-American-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 24th
Alap’aaq—African American Person Alap’aaq Nuniamen taillria.—An African-American person came to Old Harbor. African Americans began living and working in Alaska in the late nineteenth century. Although their history in…
Island-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 17th
Qik’rtaq—Island Quangkuta qik’rtarmiu’at.—We are island people. The Alutiiq word qik’rtaq, meaning…
