Fog-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 20th
TUMANAQ, UMNEQ – FOG TUMANAQ MARTUQ. (N); UMNEQ MARTUQ. (S) – THE FOG IS THICK. Each summer clouds of mist…
To Mark-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 13th
Ceterluki – To mark (them) Kapsuutait cetertaallkait. – They used to mark their spears. The Alutiiq verb ceterluni can mean either to mark…
Portage-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 6th
AIMQAQ – PORTAGE KANGIYAMEK PORTAGE BAY-MEN AIMQARTAALLRIIT. – THEY USED TO PORTAGE FROM KAGUYAK TO PORTAGE BAY. Traveling overland can…
Porpoise-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 30th
MANGAQ – PORPOISE AIWIAKAUT PARAGAUTAKUN MANGAT TAITAAARTUT, WAAMENGUARLUTENG. – WHEN YOU ARE GOING BY BOAT, PORPOISES COME AND KIND OF…
Archaeologists to Study History of Sitkinak Island
With a $49,301 Tribal Heritage Grant from the National Park Service, the Alutiiq Museum will study the history of Native…
Alder-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 23rd
UQGWIK – ALDER UQGWIT KUA’AKAMENG CILLKATAARTUT. – WHEN ALDERS BURN, THEY MAKE A CRACKLING SOUND. Sitka alder (Alnus crispa) is…
Herring-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 16
Iqalluarpak – Herring Iqalluarpat amlertut kiagpak. – Herring are plentiful this summer. Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) are small marine fish that…
Name-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 9th
ATEQ – NAME GUI ATQA SOPHIE. – MY NAME IS SOPHIE. In classical Alutiiq society, children were often named for…
Octopus-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 2nd
Amikuq (n), Utguiq (S) – Octopus Utguit yaamat acaatni etaartut. – Octopus are always (located) under rocks. Kodiak’s rocky shores are home…
Seal Float-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 25th
PUGTAQUTAQ – SEAL FLOAT, BUOY ISUWIM SUQANEK PUGTAQUTALITAARTUT. – THEY ALWAYS MAKE BOUYS OUT OF SEAL STOMACH. The Alutiiq word…