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 Archipelago is home to two varieties of this bird, the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) and the horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata). Both have large, brightly colored, […]
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 in freshwater throughout the year. In contrast, steelhead trout spend a large portion of their lives in marine waters. They enter local rivers between August […]
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 that describe how they look. Some names refer to geographic feature. In Alutiiq, Seven Mile Beach is known as Qut’sinaq, or ‘large beach’. Other names […]
NEGAQ – SNARE MIKLLUMNI PAPAAMA NEGANEK PILITAAKIINGA, AMITATUGNEK PISIURLUTA. – WHEN I WAS SMALL MY DAD MADE ME SNARES SO WE COULD CATCH WEASELS. Fall and early winter are the best times to hunt Kodiak’s furbearers, when their coats grow full and plush in response to cold weather. Although trapping was introduced in the […]