Eyebrows-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 26th
QAUGLUK — EYEBROWS ILAIT QAUGLUTUTAARTUT.— SOME EYE BROWS ARE LONG. Faces are a common subject in Alutiiq sculpture and…
Salt Fish-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 19th
SULUNAQ – SALT FISH SULUNAQ PITURNIRTAARTUQ. – SALT FISH IS ALWAYS TASTY. For centuries, people around the world have…
Story-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 12th
QULIYANGUAQ – STORY QULIYANGUA’UCIIKAMKEN. – I WILL TELL YOU A STORY. Among societies without a written language, storytelling is…
The Alutiiq Museum Invites You to Celebrate Russian Christmas!
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Starring-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 6
SLAAWIRLUNI – STARRING RAUSISTUAMI SLAAWIRTAARTUKUT. – AT RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS TIME WE GO STARRING. Each January, the Russian Orthodox faithful…
Thank You-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 30th
QUYANAA – THANK YOU QUYANAA TAILUCI. – THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. Quyanaa is the Alutiiq word for thank you.…
Gift-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 23
PIKIYUTAQ – GIFT PIKIYUTAT AMLERTAARTUT UQGWIM ACAANI. – THERE’S ALWAYS A LOT OF PRESENTS UNDER THE [CHRISTMAS] TREE. In…
Masks-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 16th
MAASKAAT, GIINARUAT, GIINAQUQ – MASKS MAAS’KAAQ ATURU. – USE THE MASK. Masking is an ancient Alutiiq tradition. For centuries, Native…
Whistling-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 9th
KUKUMYARLUNI – WHISTLING PAAPUMA NIUTAAKIIKUT, “KUKUUMYARKUNACI, IIYAQ TAICIQNILUKU.” – MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD US, “DON’T WHISTLE; YOU ARE CALLING FOR THE…
Sled-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 1
SAANIIK – SLED SAANIILILLRIAKUT QUPURAT TASKAA’IRLUKI. – WE MADE A SLED TO CARRY WOOD. Sleds are an ancient and widely…