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 the past hundred thousand years, these mountains are a continuation of the Kenai Peninsula’s Chugach Range and part of the dramatic belt of coastal peaks […]
ARHNAQ – SEA OTTER ALLRINGUQ ARNAQ MAANI PILITAARTUQ ARHNAT AMIT ATURLUKI. – THERE IS ONE WOMAN HERE WHO MAKES THINGS USING SEA OTTER SKINS. Hunted nearly to extinction during the historic era, the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is now a common sight in Kodiak waters. These playful mammals live in nearshore colonies where they […]
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 of sauna), remains important for bathing, socializing, healing, and spiritual cleansing. In a low-roofed shed heated with a woodstove, bathers splash hot rocks to create […]
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 to move into Kodiak’s freshwater streams each year. They begin arriving in early May and are the second most abundant salmon species. More than two […]