Rope/Cord-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 13
ARafkuq (N), IRafkuq (S) – Rope / Cord ARafkumek piliyuq. – She is making rope. In classical Alutiiq society rope and cord were essential parts of many harvesting tools. Boats, bows,…
Ducks-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 6th
Saqul’aat – Ducks Saqul’aarsurciqukut. – We are going to go duck hunting. More than fifty-two species of loons, grebes, swans, geese, and ducks winter along the gulf coast of Alaska.…
Museum Launches Native Arts Advocacy Project
With a $18,589 grant from the Alaska Community Foundation’s Alaska Native Social Justice Fund, the Alutiiq Museum is launching the Alutiiq Arts Advocacy project. This one-year effort will assist Native…
Fire-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 29
KENEQ – FIRE KENEQ KUARNARPET. – WE CAN BUILD A FIRE. Large fires set in stone-lined hearths once warmed Alutiiq households. Alutiiq people lit these fires with wooden fire starters.…
Tongue-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 22
Uluq – Tongue Ulun an’sgu! – Stick out your tongue! One difficult step in mastering the Alutiiq language is learning to use distinct sounds. The Alutiiq alphabet is phonetic, meaning…
Arrow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 15
RUUWAQ – ARROW NUKALLPIAT RUUWARTAALLRIIT AGAYUWIM TUNUANI. – THE MEN USED TO SHOOT ARROWS BEHIND THE CHURCH. Alutiiq hunters carried a variety of arrows: powerful, accurate weapons launched with a…
Lake-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 8th
NANWAQ – LAKE NANWAQ CIKUMAUQ. – THE LAKE IS ICED UP. Although no place in the Kodiak Archipelago is more than eighteen miles from the ocean, lakes and rivers are…
National Science Foundation Supports Additional Alutiiq Language Research
With a $56,462 grant from the National Science Foundation (award #1360839), the Alutiiq Museum will extend its Naken–Natmen (Where From–Where To) language project for an additional year. First funded in…
Deep-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 2
ET’UUQ – DEEP TAANGAQ ET’UUQ. – THE WATER IS DEEP. Alaskan fishermen pull all sorts of interesting things out of the ocean. The North Pacific’s strong currents carry an abundance…
