Starry Flounder-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 21st
WAA’UT PITURNIRTAARTUT MIKELNGUT. – THE SMALL FLOUNDERS ARE TASTY. The starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) is an abundant, bottom-dwelling fish found…
Rain-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 14th
Qiteq – Rain Sun’ami qitengtaartuq. – It rains all the time in Kodiak. From September to April, a winter storm crosses…
Spices-Alutiiq Museum-February 7th
Piturni’isuutet – Spices Neq’rkat piturni’isuutet ilaluki. – Add the spices to the food. Fresh and dried herbs are a staple…
Dream-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 31st
Qawangurtuaq – Dream Qawangurtuataartut. –They always dream. For Alutiiq people, dreaming is a magical state, one that draws people closer to…
Dipper/Ladle/Bailer-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 24th
QALUTAQ – DIPPER, LADLE, BAILER MAQIWIGMI QALUTAT ATURTAAPET. – WE USE DIPPERS IN THE BANYA. Enter an Alutiiq steam bath and…
Septum Piercing-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 18th
MAITAQ – SEPTUM PIERCING MAITARTUUMARTAALLRIIT ARNAT. – WOMEN USED TO WEAR SEPTUM PIERCINGS. In classical Alutiiq society, men, women, and…
Alutiiq Museum to Create Online Database of Ancestral Collections
With a $32,578 grant from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak and the Alutiiq Museum…
Meteor-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 10th
PAMYULEK – METEOR AKGUA’AQ PAMYULEGMEK TANGELLRIANGA. – THE OTHER NIGHT I SAW A METEOR. A meteor is a piece of…
Calendar-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 3rd
CISLLAT – PEG CALENDAR PAAPUKA GUI CISLLANGQ’RTAALLIA. – MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A PEG CALENDAR. Charting the passage of time was once a…
Star-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 27th
AGYAQ, MIT’AQ (KAR) – STAR AGYAT UNUGMI ANTAARTUT. – THE STARS COME OUT AT NIGHT. In the Alutiiq universe, stars…