At 2:34 pm on Monday, troopers responded to Neva Way in Kodiak after receiving a report of an assault at that location. When they arrived at the scene and conducted an investigation, the investigation resulted in the arrest of Kodiak resident, 48-year-old Rome Kamai on charges of Assault III. The responding troopers reported that alcohol was a factor when […]
Kacagsuuteq – CombCuumillallret aturtaakait kacagsuutet cucunarta’iluteng. – Ancestors used to always use combs to make themselves beautiful. Combs have been a part of the human tool kit for at least 5,000 years. These familiar toothed devises come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and materials, and they have a number of functions. Around the world, […]
Following an Alaska State Troopers response to a call of “two suspicious subjects building a campfire on a trail off the end of Beaver Lake Drive,” troopers would solve three burglary cases, and two Kodiak individuals were arrested on various theft and drug charges. The caller reported that two people were yelling at each other at […]
Iqmik – Snuff; Chewing Tobacco; SnooseTobacco, paulamek, cayumek ilaluku, taumi mililuku, tawaten iqmilitaallriit. – Add tobacco, ashes, and tea, then grind it. We used to make snuff like that. By 1840, trade goods from Asia and Europe were reaching Alaska in large quantities, supplied by merchants in Siberian ports and Hudson’s Bay Company outposts in […]