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…
Wind-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 10th
AQLLAQ – WIND YAATIINI, AKGUA’AQ, ERNERPAK CALI AQLLANGENGUARTUQ. – THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN WINDY. Wind is a persistent…
Red-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 4th
KAWISQAQ – RED GIINAN KAWIRTUQ. – YOUR FACE IS RED. In prehistoric times, Alutiiq people manufactured red pigment from naturally…
Whale-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 27th
AR’UQ, ARWAQ – WHALE AR’UT AMLERTUT. – THERE ARE MANY WHALES. Six species of baleen whales feed in the coastal…
Chipped One-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 23
ILAI’ARNGASQAQ – CHIPPED ONE YAAMAQ ILAI’ARNGAUQ. – THE ROCK IS CHIPPED. Flint knapping, or stone chipping, is the process of…