Project to Study and Teach Alutiiq Beading Funded
With a $74,000 contract from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Alutiiq Museum and the Sun’aq Tribe of…
Hospital-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 31st
Sungcarwik—Hospital TuugtaRaq sungarwigmen ag’uq.—The doctor is going to the hospital. Medical care in Alutiiq communities was once provided by two…
Bear Cub-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 24th
Taquka’angcuk—Bear Cub Taquka’angcum maamani malirqatuu’uraa.—The little bear is following its mama. The Kodiak Archipelago is home to an unusually dense…
Volcano-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 17th
Puyulek—Volcano Puyulek yakguani et’aartut, ingrini.—The volcanoes are far away, in the mountains. Although there are no volcanoes in the Kodiak…
Uyak Bay-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 11th
Uyaq—Uyak Bay Kugyasigtaallriit Uyarmi.—They used to seine in Uyak Bay. Uyak Bay is the largest fjord in the Kodiak Archipelago.…
Counceller Honored for Ancestors’ Memorial Park
The Alaska Anthropological Association has awarded Dr. April Laktonen Counceller, the Executive Director of the Alutiiq Museum, its Outstanding Current…
Cockle/Clam-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 3rd
Qahmaquq, Mamaayaq—Cockle / Clam Qahmaquryugtua.—I want some cockles. Kodiak’s shores are encrusted with a wealth of intertidal organisms. Clams, cockles,…
African-American-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 24th
Alap’aaq—African American Person Alap’aaq Nuniamen taillria.—An African-American person came to Old Harbor. African Americans began living and working in…
Island-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 17th
Qik’rtaq—Island …
Naked-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 10th
Matarngaluni—Naked Cuumi agnguartaallriit matarngaluteng.—They used to always dance naked. Clothing is an ancient and uniquely human invention. No other species…