Black Eye-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 12th
Mal’ugnek segnengq’rtua, kinam tenglukiinga! – I got two black eyes, somebody hit me! There are many ways to get a…
Slave-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 5th
Slave — Metqaq AMLESQANEK METQANGQ’RTUQ. – HE HAS A LOT OF SLAVES. Like their Tlingit and Aleut neighbors, Alutiiq people…
Wife-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 30th
Wife-Nuliq Nulingr’tua.– I’ve got a wife. Everyone in Alutiiq society was expected to marry. Although marriages were not typically arranged,…
Harvard University Transfers Historic Kayak to Alutiiq Museum
The Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College have transferred ownership of an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq kayak to the Alutiiq Museum, a tribal…
Caribou/Reindeer-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 22nd
Caribou, Reindeer-Tuntuq Tuntumek piturlita. – Let’s (all) eat some reindeer. Today, caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are only present in substantial numbers…
Starring-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January
Starring — Slaawirluni Rausistuami slaawirtaartukut. – At Russian Christmas time we go starring. Each January, the Russian Orthodox faithful in…
Cursing/Cussing-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 8th
Cursing / Cussing — Qanerluni, Qan’rluni Katallrianga kesiin qanernilngua! (N), Katallrianga kesiin qan’rnilngua! (S) – I fell but I didn’t…
Ice Skate-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 1st
Ice Skate — Kungkiq, Kankiiq Cuumi kungkirtaallianga unuk nangpiarluku iraluwakan. – Before, I used to ice skate all night sometimes…
Tooth-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 18th
Tooth-Guuteq Guutaiyataallianga mikcama. – I used to have tooth aches all the time when I was small. You can tell…
Ancestors-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 12th
Ancestors — Cuumillat, Cuuliallrat, Cuulirat Cuumillat lisngataallit. – The ancestors were very learned. Concepts of time differ between societies. Western…