Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News Archives - Page 31 of 65

Rope/Cord-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 13

ARafkuq (N), IRafkuq (S) – Rope / Cord ARafkumek piliyuq. – She is making rope. In classical Alutiiq society rope and…

Saqul’aat – Ducks Saqul’aarsurciqukut. – We are going to go duck hunting. More than fifty-two species of loons, grebes, swans,…

With a $18,589 grant from the Alaska Community Foundation’s Alaska Native Social Justice Fund, the Alutiiq Museum is launching the…

KENEQ – FIRE KENEQ KUARNARPET. – WE CAN BUILD A FIRE. Large fires set in stone-lined hearths once warmed Alutiiq…

Uluq – Tongue Ulun an’sgu! – Stick out your tongue! One difficult step in mastering the Alutiiq language is learning…

RUUWAQ – ARROW NUKALLPIAT RUUWARTAALLRIIT AGAYUWIM TUNUANI. – THE MEN USED TO SHOOT ARROWS BEHIND THE CHURCH. Alutiiq hunters carried…

NANWAQ – LAKE NANWAQ CIKUMAUQ. – THE LAKE IS ICED UP. Although no place in the Kodiak Archipelago is more…

With a $56,462 grant from the National Science Foundation (award #1360839), the Alutiiq Museum will extend its Naken–Natmen (Where From–Where…

ET’UUQ – DEEP TAANGAQ ET’UUQ. – THE WATER IS DEEP. Alaskan fishermen pull all sorts of interesting things out of…

PASHMAKIIT – SHOES NAAMA PASHMAKIIGKA? – WHERE’S MY (2) SHOES? Traditional Alutiiq clothing included long hoodless bird-skin parkas, waterproof…