FNBA Makes Gift to Alutiiq Museum
The First National Bank of Alaska has made a $5,000 donation to the Alutiiq Museum to support cultural programming.…
Fireweed-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 4th
CILLQAQ – FIREWEED CILLQAT ANTAARTUT UKSUARMI. – THE FIREWEED COMES OUT IN THE FALL. Late summer in the Kodiak Archipelago…
Lily Roots-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 28th
Laagat – Lily Roots Laagat qatertaartut. – Lily roots are white. The chocolate lily (Fritillaria camschatcensis) is a delicate…
Tugidak Island-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 21st
TUIY’UQ – TUGIDAK ISLAND TUIY’UQ NALLQIGTUQ. – TUGIDAK ISLAND IS FLAT. Tudigak Island lies at the southern end of…
Net-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 14th
KUGYAQ – NET KUGYASIQ ATURTAAQA. – I USE THE NET. Alutiiq people captured salmon with a variety of traditional tools. Streams…
Sisut-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 7th
Word in Alutiiq: Sisut In a sentence: Sisut piturnirtaartut kallagkwarluki. – Fish Eggs always taste good after you boil them.…
Cow Parsnip-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 30th
UGSUUTEQ (N), UGYUUTEQ (S) – COW PARSNIP UGYUUTET PITURNIRTAARTUT. – PUSHKI (COW PARSNIP) ALWAYS TASTES GOOD. Cow parsnip (Heracleum…
Frog/Toad-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 23rd
Qetgauwartaasqaq—Frog / Toad Qetgauwartaasqat cungaruartut.—Frogs are green. The Alutiiq words for toad and frog are the same- qetgauwartaasqaq. This word…
Barren Islands-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 16
Qukami Qik’rtat—Barren Islands Qukami Qik’rtat carwartuu’utaartut.—The Barren Islands have strong rip tides. The Barren Islands are a mountainous cluster…
Insect-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 9th
Kinguk—Insect Kingut ilait kumsugnartaartut.—Some insects are ugly. Mosquitoes, black flies, white socks, no-see-ums, and other biting insects are an…