KAKANGAQ – DISC GAME KAKANGAT WAMQUTAQTAAKAI LARRY MATFAY-M. – LARRY MATFAY USED TO PLAY DISC GAMES. In the Alutiiq gambling game kakangaq, players throw disks at a small wooden target placed on a sealskin ten or twelve feet away. The object is to cover the target with a disk. This game can be played by […]
WAA’UT PITURNIRTAARTUT MIKELNGUT. – THE SMALL FLOUNDERS ARE TASTY. The starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) is an abundant, bottom-dwelling fish found in Kodiak’s shallow ocean waters, brackish estuaries, and even intertidal areas of rivers. Like halibut, flounder have both eyes on one side of their head. The eye side of the flounder is typically brown or […]
Qiteq – Rain Sun’ami qitengtaartuq. – It rains all the time in Kodiak. From September to April, a winter storm crosses the Gulf of Alaska about every five days, bringing intense rain, high winds, and heavy seas. Surrounded by ocean and encircled by Alaska’s high coastal mountains, Kodiak is continually exposed to the full force of […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard issued a violation to a commercial fishing boat near Kodiak Island. A boarding team from Cutter Chandeleur discovered eight allegedly illegally-retained halibut aboard vessel Currency about 12 miles west of Cape Barnabas. The violation reflected a seasonal closure for halibut. Chandeleur’s boarding team seized the halibut and handed them […]
Piturni’isuutet – Spices Neq’rkat piturni’isuutet ilaluki. – Add the spices to the food. Fresh and dried herbs are a staple of many recipes. From the peppery zing of parsley to the earthy taste of ground cumin, herbs provide flavor, texture, and color to dishes. Alutiiq chefs spice their cooking with a variety of Kodiak’s wild […]
The pair was responsible for introduction of over a kilo of methamphetamine into the community of Kodiak Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Carlito Marcilino Velasco, 61 of Juneau and Don Irenio Castro Santiago II, 37, a citizen of the Philippines residing in Anchorage, have been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy […]
*Newspapers would report five sailors instead of the actual number of six for months. They also reported never hearing from the sailors again. This also would be untrue as the sailors would find their way into Cook Inlet in March.
On Thursday, Kodiak-based Alaska State Troopers were contacted and the caller reported that human remains were found at Cliff Point in Kodiak. Troopers responded, collected the remains and turned them over to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage. The SME determined that the remains were “indigenous in nature,” and so the Alutiiq Museum and […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, following a 50-day deployment throughout the Bering Sea, Thursday. The crew patrolled over 6,300 miles throughout the Aleutian Islands and Bristol Bay, and provided search and rescue coverage for approximately 890,000 square miles in the Bearing Sea.The Alex […]