Archaeologists Recover 3,000-year-old Weavings from Ancestral Alutiiq Settlement
KODIAK, Alaska—Archaeologists with the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository have uncovered fragments of woven grass artifacts estimated to be 3,000…
KODIAK, Alaska—Archaeologists with the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository have uncovered fragments of woven grass artifacts estimated to be 3,000…
Dragonfly — Cilrayuk Cilrayuk alingtaakait. – They used to be afraid of the dragonfly. Did you know that Alaska has…
Dwarf, Magical Little Person — Sungcuk Maani tang’rtaan’itukut sungcunek. – We never see any (magical) dwarves around here. The Alutiiq…
Worm, Insect — Kinguk Tawa kingugturningaitua! – No, I won’t eat worms! Earthworms are relatively rare in Alaska. Despite the…
Devil — Iraq Iraq asillpiarluni asiituq. – The Devil is very bad. In Alutiiq society, the word iraq translates as demon or…
Thank you — Quyanaa Quyanaa tailuci. – Thank you all for coming. Quyanaa is the Alutiiq word for thank you.…
Barrel — Puuc’kaaq Puuc’kaat saRayami et’ut. – The barrels are in the shed. The Alutiiq word for barrel—puuc’kaaq—comes from the…
I Got It!, Bingo! — Pingua! Bingo-mi pingneq pingaktaaqa. – I like to win at bingo. “Pingua! I got it!”…
The Alutiiq Museum released Coloring Iqalluut—Fish. This 28-page coloring book explores many aspects of Kodiak Alutiiq fishing, from the species…
Barbed — Cukingq’rtuq Iqsak cukingq’rtuq. – The fishhook has a barb. Alutiiq hunters carved barbs into a variety of weapons.…