To Share Them-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 15th
ILAKUILLUKI – TO SHARE THEM CUQLLIIPET NIUTAAKAITKUT, “ILAKUILLUKI CAQINEK PINGQ’RKUT.” – OUR ELDERS USED TO TELL US, “ALWAYS SHARE WHAT…
Bracket Fungus-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 8th
QUHMAQ – BRACKET FUNGUS QUHMAT NAUTARTUT NAPANI. – BRACKET FUNGI GROW ON TREES. Fungi are among the most common organisms on…
Bronze Mask Displayed in Museum Rotunda
With grants from Museums Alaska and the Kodiak Community Foundation, the Alutiiq Museum has purchased and installed a large bronze…
Saint-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 1st
TANQISQAQ – SAINT TANQISQAT NALLUNILGNUT . – THE SAINTS WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE. The Russian Orthodox faithful believe that sainthood is a…
Mortar-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25th
MIILIWIK – MORTAR IQMILITAALLRIIT MIILIWIGMEK ATURLUTENG CUUMI. – THEY USED TO MAKE SNUFF IN A MORTAR. A mortar is a…
West/West Wind-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18th
LLAANIQ – WEST, WEST WIND MACAQ LLAANIRMEN KALUTAARTUQ. – THE SUN ALWAYS SETS IN THE WEST. Among the world’s cultures…
Skin/Hide-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 10th
AMIQ – SKIN/HIDE ARHANEK AMIIRTAALLRIIT, TAUMI-LLU ATKULILUTENG. – THEY USED TO SKIN SEA OTTERS AND THEN MAKE COATS OUT OF…
Sitkinak-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 3rd
SIGTUNAQ – SITKINAK ISLAND ARWEGET SIGTUNAMEN AG’UT. – THE WHALES ARE SWIMMING TO SITKINAK ISLAND. Sitkinak is one of the…
TUPUURUQ – AXE TUPUURULLEQ YAAMAMEK CANAMAUQ. — THE OLD AXE IS MADE OUT OF STONE. Today, Alutiiq speakers refer to…
Night-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 20th
UNUK – NIGHT AGYAT AKIRTAARTUT UNUGMI. – THE STARS ARE BRIGHT AT NIGHT. In the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox…