Fire-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 29
KENEQ – FIRE KENEQ KUARNARPET. – WE CAN BUILD A FIRE. Large fires set in stone-lined hearths once warmed Alutiiq…
Tongue-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 22
Uluq – Tongue Ulun an’sgu! – Stick out your tongue! One difficult step in mastering the Alutiiq language is learning…
Arrow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 15
RUUWAQ – ARROW NUKALLPIAT RUUWARTAALLRIIT AGAYUWIM TUNUANI. – THE MEN USED TO SHOOT ARROWS BEHIND THE CHURCH. Alutiiq hunters carried…
Lake-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 8th
NANWAQ – LAKE NANWAQ CIKUMAUQ. – THE LAKE IS ICED UP. Although no place in the Kodiak Archipelago is more…
National Science Foundation Supports Additional Alutiiq Language Research
With a $56,462 grant from the National Science Foundation (award #1360839), the Alutiiq Museum will extend its Naken–Natmen (Where From–Where…
Deep-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 2
ET’UUQ – DEEP TAANGAQ ET’UUQ. – THE WATER IS DEEP. Alaskan fishermen pull all sorts of interesting things out of…
Shoes-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 25th
PASHMAKIIT – SHOES NAAMA PASHMAKIIGKA? – WHERE’S MY (2) SHOES? Traditional Alutiiq clothing included long hoodless bird-skin parkas, waterproof…
Painting Display Features Kodiak Landscapes
Photo: Paintings of Kodiak landscapes by local artists on display at the Alutiiq Museum. Image-Alutiiq Museum The latest addition…
Devil’s Club-Alutiiq Museum-August 18th
CUKILANARPAK – DEVIL’S CLUB CUKILANARPAT TAK’UT. – THE DEVIL’S CLUB ARE TALL. Hikers in Alaska’s coastal forests are familiar with…
Crystals-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 11th
CUKIILAT – CRYSTALS IKUK’GKA CUKIILAQ. – I FOUND A CRYSTAL. Quartz is one of the most common materials on…