Alutiiq Ancestors Featured in New Watercolor Portraits
KODIAK, Alaska—The Alutiiq Museum has added 11 watercolor portraits of 19th-century Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people to its collections. Created by Sugpiaq artist…
Net-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Net — Kugyaq, Kugyasiq Kugyasiq aturtaaqa. – I use the net. Alutiiq people captured salmon with a variety of traditional…
TRuup’kaaq, Pa’ipaaq – Pipe Ata tRuup’kaaq. – Let’s see the pipe. Although tobacco was popular in the historic era, smoking…
Alutiiq Museum Publishes Alutiiq/Sugpiaq History Book
KODIAK, Alaska—The history of the Kodiak Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people is the subject of a new book released Wednesday by the Alutiiq…
Elder-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Elder — Cuqlliq Cuqllit amlen’irtut maani awa’i. – There are not many Elders around anymore. The world’s cultures respond to…
Crested Auklet-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Crested Auklet — Kungyuk Kungyut amlertaallriit kangiyami. – There used to always be a lot of crested auklets in the…
Fur Seal-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 18
Fur Seal — Aatak, Isuwiq Aatat quiliutaartut. – Fur seals are (always) fat. Each November, northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus)…
Weasel-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 10th
Weasel — Amitatuk Amitatut naryartaakenka. – I used to trap weasels. The short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), also known as an…
Swim-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 4th
Swim — Kuimarluni Piugta imarmi kuimartuq. – The dog is swimming in the ocean. Surrounded by sparkling ocean waters and…
Candy-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 25th
Candy — Kantiiq Kantiit neqnirtartut.—Candies are sweet. Candy is any food in which sugar, or a similar sweetener, is the…