Awl — Siilaq, Siilagkaq (N) Siilaq ipegtuq. – The awl is sharp. An awl is a sharp, pointed tool used to punch holes in leather. In prehistoric times, Alutiiqs fashioned awls from wood, bone, and ivory. Archaeological data indicate that bird bone was the most common material. To create an awl, a carver removed the […]
Dolphin, Porpoise — Mangaq Mangat kiagmi amlertaartut, paRaguutami maligkaturtaakiikut. – There are always a lot of dolphins in the summertime, they always follow us in the boat. The Pacific white-sided dolphin (lagenorhynchus obliquidens) is a common resident of the deep waters surrounding Kodiak. The average adult is about seven and a half feet long, weighs […]
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Anchorage, AK — Ping Chong and Company (PCC) and the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) announced the national launch of Passages Alaska, an arts-infused high school social studies curriculum. Passages Alaska stems from PCC’s 2017 interdisciplinary production ALAXSXA | ALASKA, a multimedia theater piece created by PCC’s Ryan Conarro, Gary Upaayuilnguq Beaver and Justin Perkins. […]