Seal-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 3rd
Seal — Isuwiq Isuwiq piturnirtuq. – The seal tastes good. Kodiak’s sea mammals provided a variety of resources for Alutiiq…
Baleen-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 28th
Baleen — Kagit’ruaq Inartat kag’it’ruamek pilitaallriit. – They used to make baskets out of baleen. What do hooves, horns,…
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…
Dragonfly-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 20th
Dragonfly — Cilrayuk Cilrayuk alingtaakait. – They used to be afraid of the dragonfly. Did you know that Alaska has…
Dwarf-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 14th
Dwarf, Magical Little Person — Sungcuk Maani tang’rtaan’itukut sungcunek. – We never see any (magical) dwarves around here. The Alutiiq…
Insect/Worm-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 6th
Worm, Insect — Kinguk Tawa kingugturningaitua! – No, I won’t eat worms! Earthworms are relatively rare in Alaska. Despite the…
Devil-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 30th
Devil — Iraq Iraq asillpiarluni asiituq. – The Devil is very bad. In Alutiiq society, the word iraq translates as demon or…
Thank You-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 24th
Thank you — Quyanaa Quyanaa tailuci. – Thank you all for coming. Quyanaa is the Alutiiq word for thank you.…
Barrel-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 16th
Barrel — Puuc’kaaq Puuc’kaat saRayami et’ut. – The barrels are in the shed. The Alutiiq word for barrel—puuc’kaaq—comes from the…
Bingo!-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 10th
I Got It!, Bingo! — Pingua! Bingo-mi pingneq pingaktaaqa. – I like to win at bingo. “Pingua! I got it!”…