The Alutiiq Museum Invites You to Celebrate Russian Christmas!
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Starring-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 6
SLAAWIRLUNI – STARRING RAUSISTUAMI SLAAWIRTAARTUKUT. – AT RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS TIME WE GO STARRING. Each January, the Russian Orthodox faithful…
Thank You-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 30th
QUYANAA – THANK YOU QUYANAA TAILUCI. – THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. Quyanaa is the Alutiiq word for thank you.…
Gift-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 23
PIKIYUTAQ – GIFT PIKIYUTAT AMLERTAARTUT UQGWIM ACAANI. – THERE’S ALWAYS A LOT OF PRESENTS UNDER THE [CHRISTMAS] TREE. In…
Masks-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 16th
MAASKAAT, GIINARUAT, GIINAQUQ – MASKS MAAS’KAAQ ATURU. – USE THE MASK. Masking is an ancient Alutiiq tradition. For centuries, Native…
Whistling-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 9th
KUKUMYARLUNI – WHISTLING PAAPUMA NIUTAAKIIKUT, “KUKUUMYARKUNACI, IIYAQ TAICIQNILUKU.” – MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD US, “DON’T WHISTLE; YOU ARE CALLING FOR THE…
Sled-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 1
SAANIIK – SLED SAANIILILLRIAKUT QUPURAT TASKAA’IRLUKI. – WE MADE A SLED TO CARRY WOOD. Sleds are an ancient and widely…
Steambath/Banya-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 24th
MAQIWIK – STEAM BATH MAQIWIK UQNAARLLIA. – THE BANYA WAS HOT. Alutiiq sod houses had a small side chamber designed…
Works by Five Artists Added to Alutiiq Museum Collection
With a $12,925 grant from Museums Alaska, the Alutiiq Museum will purchase five works of art for its permanent collection.…
Thread-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 17th
KELUGKAQ – THREAD KELUGKANEK ATURTAARTUKUT MINGQU’AKAMTA. – WE ALWAYS USE THREAD WHEN WE SEW. Alutiiq seamstresses manufactured thread from the…