Uksullaq – ChickadeeUksullaq aturtaartuq ugnerkami. – The Chickadee always sings in the spring. Alaska is home to five species of chickadees, each with a different range. The most common and widely distributed variety is the black-capped or Yukon chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). These small birds thrive in Alaska’s meadows and forests, and can be found across […]
Maqaq – DiceKita, Maqarlinuk. – Come on! Let’s (two of us) play dice. Dice games are very common across North America. Native societies from New England to the Pacific Northwest enjoy tossing small objects in games of chance. Russian traders recorded an Alutiiq dice game they called stopka, where players tossed a small figurine carved […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Thursday that they contacted and arrested a Kodiak man on warrants as he was disembarking from a boat in Kodiak on Monday. Alaska State Troopers, Wildlife Troopers and Kodiak police met 49-year-old Darin Wolfe as he arrived in Kodiak on a fishing vessel after receiving a tip late the night […]
Alaska State Troopers in Kodiak report that US Marshals with the US Marshals Alaska Fugitive Task Force assisted troopers in locating and arresting a Kodiak man who was wanted on several felony charges on Saturday. US Marshals traveled to Kodiak on January 13 to assist in the arrest of 49-year-old Mark Benton, who had a […]