Sockeye Salmon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 26th
NIKLLIQ – SOCKEYE SALMON NIKLLINEK KUPCUUNALIRCIQUKUT. – WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SMOKED SALMON OUT OF RED SALMON. Sockeye…
Nettles-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 19th
UQAAYANAQ – NETTLE UQAAYANAT ANGTAARTUT. – NETTLES ARE BIG. The stinging nettle (Urtica lyalli) grows widely across the northern…
Eagle-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 12th
KUM’AGYAK – EAGLE KUM’AGYAK UQGUWMI MISNGAUQ. – AN EAGLE IS PERCHED IN THE TREE. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are…
Paddle-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 5th
ANGUAQ – PADDLE ANGUAQ TAISGU. – GIVE ME THE PADDLE. Alutiiq hunters propelled their skin-covered kayaks through coastal waters with…
Blueberry-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 28
CUAWAK – BLUEBERRY CUAWAT PITURNIRTAARTUT. – THE BLUEBERRIES ARE ALWAYS DELICIOUS. The Kodiak Archipelago is home to two species…
Halibut-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 21
SAGIQ – HALIBUT UNA SAGIQ ANG’UQ. – THIS HALIBUT IS BIG. The continental shelf waters surrounding Kodiak contain large…
Pink Salmon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 14th
AMARTUQ, AMAQAAYAK – PINK SALMON AMARTUT ANGITUT. – THE PINK SALMON (HUMPIES) ARE COMING BACK. Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha),…
Marmot Island-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 8th
NAILIRAQ – MARMOT ISLAND NAILIRAMEN QAYARCIQUA. – I WILL KAYAK TO MARMOT ISLAND. The hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) is…
Anchor-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 31
KICAQ – ANCHOR KICAQ AGTUNARTUQ. – THE ANCHOR IS HEAVY. Before the availability of metal tools, Alutiiq people fashioned…
Summer-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 25
KIAK – SUMMER KIAKUTARTUKUT. – WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SUMMER PRETTY SOON. Summer in the Kodiak Archipelago comes…