Doll-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 26th
SUARUAQ – DOLL NUTAAN SUARUALITAARTUT INEQSUNASQANEK. – NOWADAYS THEY MAKE BEAUTIFUL DOLLS. Dolls were once signs of spring in Alutiiq communities. Elders recall that most toys were stored through the dead of winter, beginning at Russian Christmas, and could only be removed from storage when signs of spring signaled the rebirth of the year. […]