River Otter-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 19th
AAQUYAQ – RIVER OTTER CUUMI NUKALLPIAQ AAQUYANEK PISURTAALLRIIT. – MEN BEFORE USED TO ALWAYS GO HUNTING FOR LAND OTTER. Kodiak…
Spruce/Deciduous-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 11th
NAPAQ (SPRUCE); UQGWIK (DECIDUOUS) SUN’AMI MAANI NAPAT AMLERTUT, ANGSINARLUTENG CALI. KAL’UNI, LARSEN BAY-MI NAPAITAARTUKUT. – HERE IN KODIAK WE HAVE…
Sea Urchin-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 5th
UUTUK – SEA URCHIN KASUKUAGMEN AGKUMA, UUTURSURCIQUA CALI. – WHEN I GO TO AKHIOK, I WILL GET SEA URCHINS, TOO.…
Cormorant-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 21st
AGASUUQ – CORMORANT AGASUUT MAANI CALI AMLERTAARTUT. – THERE ARE ALWAYS A LOT OF CORMORANTS AROUND HERE. Four varieties of…
Basket-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 15th
INARTAQ – BASKET INARTAMEK PILIYUQ. – SHE’S MAKING A BASKET. Very few classic Alutiiq baskets are preserved today. Museums around…
Museum Begins Study of Alutiiq Rock Art Sites
With a $42,000 grant from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak and the Alutiiq Museum…
Vole/Mouse-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 7th
KRIISAQ (N), UGNA’AQ (S) – VOLE / MOUSE KAUGYA’AT UGNA’ANEK NERTAARTUT. – FOXES EAT VOLES. The northern vole (Microtus oeconomus),…
Disc Game-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 28th
KAKANGAQ – DISC GAME KAKANGAT WAMQUTAQTAAKAI LARRY MATFAY-M. – LARRY MATFAY USED TO PLAY DISC GAMES. In the Alutiiq gambling…
Starry Flounder-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 21st
WAA’UT PITURNIRTAARTUT MIKELNGUT. – THE SMALL FLOUNDERS ARE TASTY. The starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) is an abundant, bottom-dwelling fish found…
Rain-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 14th
Qiteq – Rain Sun’ami qitengtaartuq. – It rains all the time in Kodiak. From September to April, a winter storm crosses…