Urine-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 25
Etquq – Urine Cuumi tan’urat etquat aturtaakait. – They used to use boys’ urine before. Across Alaska, Native people used…
Salvage-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 18th
Pukuk – Salvage Allrani suu’ut caqainek pukugtaartut. – Sometimes people salvage some stuff. Pukuk is an Alutiiq word that has…
Starfish-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 11th
Agyaruaq – Starfish / Star-shaped Agyaruat irurtuut. – Starfish have many legs. Sea stars, commonly known as starfish, are abundant,…
Tundra-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 4th
Cailnguq – Tundra Kal’ut awatiini cailnguq. – Around Karluk is tundra. Across the northern hemisphere, tundra environments occur above treeline…
Alitak-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 28th
All’itaq; Alitaq – Alitak All’itami et’ukut. – We are at Alitak. In the early nineteenth century, Russian traders established a…
Angelica-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 21
Uriisaq – Angelica Uriisat tak’ut. – The angelica are tall. Angelica (Agelica lucida) is a large, leafy herb with a…
Thunder-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 14th
Kalliq – ThunderKallikan alingnartaartut. – When it is thundering it is scary. Thunder is the loud, booming noise created by…
Cloudberry-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 8th
Akagwik – CloudberryAkagwingq’rtuten-qaa? – Do you have cloudberries? The cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus), also known as the lowbush salmonberry, is an…
Port Graham-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 2
Paluwik – Port GrahamPaluwigmek taigua. – I am coming from Port Graham. Port Graham is one of three communities located…
Pasagshak-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 24th
Pas’rsaq – PasagshakQuteq Pas’rsami cucunartuq. – The beach at Pasagshak is beautiful. Place names are like the layers of an…