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…
Rock-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 8th
YAAMAQ – ROCK ISUWIQ YAAMAMEN MAYALLRIA. – THE SEAL CLIMBED UP THE ROCK. The Kodiak Archipelago is formed of…
Seal-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 2nd
ISUWIQ – SEAL ISUWIQ PITURNIRTUQ. – THE SEAL TASTES GOOD. Kodiak’s sea mammals provided a variety of resources for…
Museum Leads Effort to Preserve Alutiiq Family Photos
To assist Alutiiq families with the preservation of their paper photographs the Alutiiq Museum is leading a Community Photo…
Ear-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 23rd
CUUTEQ – EAR CUUTENG’RTUQ ANGSQANEK. – HE HAS LARGE EARS. In classical Alutiiq society, people decorated their ears. Historic…
Alutiiq Angyaq Inducted into Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
Before there were pick-up trucks, there was the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq angyaq (open boats). Crafted explicitly for heavy seas, and mass…
Chiton-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 16th
URIITAQ – CHITON KASUKUAGMEN AGKUMA, URIITARSURCIQUA. – WHEN I GO TO AKHIOK I AM GOING TO GO GET SOME…