Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA)’s Meth and Suicide Prevention Initiative is partnering with Healthy Tomorrows to invite kids to “Explore the Rock” this summer. This program has been developed to teach kids some of the skills that are important to outdoor lifestyles in Kodiak, such as bear safety, first aid, and navigation with a map […]
Ugnerkaq – Spring Ugnerkartuq awa’i. – Spring is here. Spring is an unpredictable season in the Kodiak Archipelago. Some years, calm weather ushers in longer days and milder temperatures, but in others, winter storms pound the coast and snow falls well into April. For Alutiiqs, spring is a time of waiting as the subsistence cycle […]
Kodiak-based Alaska State Troopers are seeking information of a break-in and theft from the Salvation Army Thrift Store that was reported at 8:21 am on Monday. According to the post on the trooper dispatch, the investigation revealed that an unknown person/persons gained access into the thrift store by breaking out the front window. Once inside, […]
Skuunaq (schooner); Raa’uciq (sailboat) – Ship Skuunaq tang’rk’gka. – I saw the ship. Sailing ships were a common sight in Kodiak waters in the historic era. Russian traders traveled to Alaska aboard wooden vessels that carried men, provisions, weapons, and smaller boats for coastal exploration. The Alutiiq word for ship, skuunaq, comes from the word […]