Birch-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 5th
Birch — Qasrulek, Uqgwik Ikani uqgwit tak’ut. – The birch trees over there are tall. The Kenai birch (Betula kenaica)…
Mask-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 29th
Mask — Maas’kaaq, Giinaruaq, Giinaquq Maas’kaaq aturu. – Use the mask. Masking is an ancient Alutiiq tradition. For centuries, Native…
Whistler Duck/Scoter-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 22nd
Whistler Duck / Scoter — Kukumyaa’aq Kukmyaa’at meqniitut.—Whistler ducks are hard to pluck. The whistler duck or black duck is…
Dream-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 15th
Dream — Qawangurtuaq, Qawanguq Qawangurtuataartut. – They always dream. For Alutiiq people, dreaming is a magical state, one that draws…
Thunder-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 8th
Thunder — Kalliq Kallikan alingnartaartut. – When it is thundering it is scary. Thunder is the loud, booming noise created…
Contemporary Atkuk—parka Added to Museum Collection, October 2, 2023
KODIAK, Alaska—The Alutiiq Museum has added a contemporary atkuk—parka to its collections. Made by Alutiiq Elder and artist Susan Malutin, the…
High Bush Cranberry, Sourberry, Kalina Berry-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 2nd
High Bush Cranberry, Sourberry, Kalina Berry— Amarsaq (N), Amaryaq (S) Amaryat quuhnartaartut. (S) – High bush cranberries are (always) sour.…
Glove-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 24th
Glove — Ariteq Aritenka tamartaanka. – I lose my gloves all the time. Gloves and mittens are essential pieces of…
Cross-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 18th
Cross — KRistaaq Introduced to Kodiak by nineteenth-century Russian Orthodox clergy, the Christian cross is a symbol that appears widely…
Face-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 11th
Face — Giinaq Giinan tang’raqa! – I see your face! The human face is the most frequently portrayed image on…