Alutiiq Museum Gallery Closing to Prepare for Building Renovation
The Alutiiq Museum will close its gallery on July 13th to prepare its Mission Road facilities for a major renovation.…
Devil’s Club-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 25th
Devil’s Club — Cukilanarpak Cukilanarpat tak’ut. – The devil’s club are tall. Hikers in Alaska’s coastal forests are familiar with…
Shark-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 18th
Shark — Arlluguaq Arlluguaq culurngauq. – The shark is beached. Like whales or sea lions, sharks are large predators found…
Jumper-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 11th
Jumper — Aq’alaq Aq’alartut iluani. – There are jumpers inside (the seine). Jumping salmon are a conspicuous sign of summer…
Grasses-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 4th
Grasses — Weg’et Weg’et kiagmi anglitaartut. – The grass grows tall in the summertime. More than sixty-five varieties of grasses…
Chignik-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 28th
Chignik — Cirniq Cirnimen aglita. – Let’s go to Chignik. The salmon-rich Chignik region of the southern Alaska Peninsula is…
Swan-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 21st
Swan — Qugyuk Qugyut qat’rtarut. – The swans are white. The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus), a common visitor to Kodiak’s…
Overflow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 14th
Overflow (to) — Ullq’rlluni Caskan ullq’rtuq.—Your cup is overflowing. The Alutiiq verb ullq’rlluni, to overflow, is typically used to describe something…
Weatherman-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 7th
Weatherman — Llaatesurta Llaatsurtaallriit. – They used to be weathermen. Long before marine radios, the nightly, television weather report, weather…
Long-Tailed Duck-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 1st
Long-Tailed Duck — Aaraliq Aaralit amlertut ikani.—There are a lot of long-tailed ducks over there. The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is…