Village-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 23rd
NUNA – VILLAGE GUANGKUTA NUNARPET. – THIS IS OUR LAND. When Russian traders arrived in the Kodiak Archipelago, there…
Mountain-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 16
ING’IQ, INGRIQ – MOUNTAIN ING’IT PATUMAUT ANIUMEK. – THE MOUNTAINS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW. Some of Kodiak’s most beautiful…
Sea Otter-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 9th
ARHNAQ – SEA OTTER ALLRINGUQ ARNAQ MAANI PILITAARTUQ ARHNAT AMIT ATURLUKI. – THERE IS ONE WOMAN HERE WHO MAKES…
Steam-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 2nd
ARILLAQ – STEAM CAINIIK ARILLARTUQ, KALLAQUTARTUQ. – THE KETTLE IS STEAMING. IT’S GOING TO BOIL. The traditional Alutiiq steam…
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…