KODIAK, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress (WLB 210) crew arrived in Kodiak on Dec. 5, 2021, after transiting from the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, upon completion of the ship’s Major Maintenance Availability (MMA). The Cypress crew transited over 7,600 nautical miles south along the east coast of the United States […]
NAURWIICIQ – NORWEGIAN NAURWIICIT QIK’RTAMEN TAITAALLRIIT IQALLUGSURLUTENG. – NORWEGIANS USED TO COME TO KODIAK ISLAND AND FISH. In the 1870s, Scandinavian men began to settle in the Alutiiq world. Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes came to coastal Alaska to participate in the salmon fishing industry. Their numbers increased in the early twentieth century, drawn by other […]
TENGLUNI – FLY (VERB) UKSUQ TAIKAN SAQUL’AAT TENGTAARTUT AGLUTENG. – WHEN WINTER COMES, THE DUCKS FLY AWAY. Birds are special creatures in the Alutiiq world. They can fly the skies, walk the land, and swim the seas. Because of their unique ability to traverse the many layers of the universe, birds are messengers. They facilitate […]
ILAKUILLUKI – TO SHARE THEM CUQLLIIPET NIUTAAKAITKUT, “ILAKUILLUKI CAQINEK PINGQ’RKUT.” – OUR ELDERS USED TO TELL US, “ALWAYS SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE.” Sharing is the act of giving away a portion of one’s knowledge or belongings to support others. People share for many reasons. Although kindness can be one motivation, another common explanation is risk […]