This Day in Alaska History-November 19th, 1918
Gun-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 13
Gun-Nutek Taatillka nutengq’rtaallia. – My late father always had a gun. The Alutiiq word for gun, nutek, comes from the verb nutegluku, “to shoot it.” The first firearms Alutiiq people encountered were flintlock muskets imported by Russian traders. Stephen Glotov, who wintered in Alitak Bay in 1763, used musket fire to scare Alutiiq warriors attacking his ship. […]
This Day in Alaska History-November 7th, 1913
Kodiak Man, Andrew Pillans Dies in Fall off of Cliff on Long Island
On Saturday evening at approximately 7:45 pm, it was reported to Alaska State Troopers were notified that Kodiak man, 30-year-old Andrew James Pillans was reported as missing after having left his group at a campsite on Long Island. That night, The United States Coast Guard launched aircraft and drones in an effort to locate Pillans […]