KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued three men and one dog Monday after their boat ran aground on Esther Island. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak located and hoisted the three men and dog, who were stranded on rocks in high-wind conditions. All three survivors and dog were safely transported to awaiting […]
Beaded Headdress Arya’aq nacartumauq. – The girl is wearing a beaded headdress. Alaska Natives in communities from interior Alaska to the southeast coast once wore beaded headdresses. Among the Alutiiq people, headdresses were an important item of ceremonial regalia, worn at festivals for dancing, feasting, and visiting. Women’s headdresses were typically made from hundreds of […]
The North Star Elementary School in Kodiak was abruptly evacuated at 10:14 am on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package was discovered outside the school troopers reported on the trooper dispatch. All of the students were transported to the Bayside Fire Department where parents were contacted and told to pick up their children, Alaska State […]
Yeast — StRausiq (N), StRuusiq (S) StRausircunituq. – It smells like yeast. Yeast is a single-celled microorganism, a type of fungus widely present in nature. There are thousands of varieties of yeast in the air, soil, and water, and on plants and animals. Archaeologists believe that people began incorporating yeast into bread at least 5,000 […]