Troopers report that black ice conditions on Kodiak roadways resulted in three separate rollovers in the area last Friday. Troopers responded to a rollover vehicle accident at 3:38 pm on Friday at mile 10.5 of the Chiniak Highway. The investigation at the scene there, determined that 27-year-old Tommy Panks of Florida, while operating his 1994 […]
After receiving a trespass report on Tuesday morning from a residence on Tugidak Court in Kodiak, troopers responded to the home, conducted an investigation and identified a suspect in the case. As a result of the initial investigation, troopers would go to a residence on Sharatin Drive to trespass 19-year-old Hayden Fredrickson from the Tugidak Court […]
Allanertaq – Guest; Stranger; Outsider Allenertakinga akgua’aq. – A stranger came to see me yesterday. Hosting guests was a sign of power and prosperity in Alutiiq communities. Each winter, as the sun sank below the horizon, wealthy families initiated festivals, inviting friends from their own community and neighboring villages to participate in feasting, dancing, singing, […]
Sua (literally, “Its person”); Anerneq (literally, “breath”) – Spirit Caqiq tamarmi suangq’rtuq. – Something all around has a spirit. The Alutiiq concept of a spirit is complex. Alutiiq people traditionally believe that everything in the universe—living things, objects, places, and natural phenomenon like the northern lights—has a spirit or essence. This essence is characterized by […]