Quiver — Ruuwauteq Ruuwautet ruuwat tuumiaq’rsuutiit. – Quivers are holders for arrows. Alutiiq hunters used different kinds of arrows for hunting on land and sea, and they stored this weaponry in a variety of quivers—portable sheaths. Arrows for caribou and game birds had fixed heads and people carried them in skin quivers. At sea, hunters […]
(Kodiak, AK) – On Feb. 12, 2024, a Kodiak jury convicted Jherome Ladera, 24, of Kodiak of two counts of Sexual Assault in the First degree, four counts of Coercion, and two counts of Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor. This encompassed charges against three victims. The jury acquitted the defendant of twenty-four other counts related to […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) returned home to Kodiak on Monday following a 45-day winter Bering Sea patrol during which they conducted domestic fisheries enforcement, responded to search and rescue, and conducted several shipboard training exercises. Prior to departing for the Bering Sea, the crew completed their Tailored Ship Training […]
Four people from the fishing vessel Alaska Rose were rescued two nautical miles northeast of Chiniak Island late in the afternoon on Saturday. An SOS was transmitted from the 46-foot Alaska Rose on VHF channel 16 at 4:31 pm reporting that their vessel was taking on water. An urgent marine information broadcast was issued on […]