Sea Lion-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 17th
WIINAQ – SEA LION WIINAT CARLIANGUT. – THE SEA LIONS ARE HAVING BABIES. The Gulf of Alaska is home…
Midwife-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 11th
PAAPUSKAAQ – MIDWIFE UKALUTEN, PAAPUSKAAQ IWA’ARU! CARLIANGQUTARTUQ. – HURRY, GET THE MIDWIFE! SHE’S GOING TO HAVE A BABY. Each…
Bear-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 4th
TAQUKA’AQ – BEAR TAQUKA’AT YUGNITAARAAT, “SUK”. – BEARS ALWAYS SAY, “PERSON.” The brown or grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) is…
Doll-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 26th
SUARUAQ – DOLL NUTAAN SUARUALITAARTUT INEQSUNASQANEK. – NOWADAYS THEY MAKE BEAUTIFUL DOLLS. Dolls were once signs of spring in…
Kayak-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 19th
QAYAQ – KAYAK QAYAQ MIKTUQ. – THE KAYAK IS SMALL. The Alutiiq kayak is a wood-framed boat covered with…
Sand Flea-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 5th
KUMITGAQ – BEACH FLEA / JUMPING JACK TAQUKARAT KUMITGARTURTAARTUT. – BEARS ALWAYS EAT JUMPING JACKS. Beach fleas are a…
Alutiiq Beaders Star in Documentary Film
The Alutiiq Museum has released Pinguat, a 17-minute documentary film produced in collaboration with Josh Branstetter of Branstetter Films.…
NUNA A’ULALUNI – EARTHQUAKE NUNA AULAKAN ALINGNARTUQ. – IT IS SCARY WHEN THE LAND SHAKES. The Kodiak Archipelago lies…
Grave-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 23rd
QUNGUQ – GRAVE AATAMA QUNGUA NUNIAMI ET’UQ. – MY FATHER’S GRAVE IS IN OLD HARBOR. Death in classical Alutiiq…
Bull Kelp-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 16th
NASQULUT – BULL KELP NASQULUT TAK’UT. – THE BULL KELP ARE LONG. Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is a variety…