This Day in Alaska History-December 29th, 1906
Copper-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Copper — Kanuyaq Kasaakat kanuyamek tait’llriit. – The Russians brought copper. Copper is one of the few metals that Alutiiq people used prehistorically. Artists ground copper oxide, a mineral available on southeastern Kodiak Island, to make pigment. However, they obtained copper suitable for tool manufacture in trade with the Alaska mainland, particularly the Kenai Peninsula […]
This Day in Alaska History-August 30th, 1915
This Day in Alaska History-August 29th, 1885
A detailed account of Henry T. Allen’s exploration can be read here.