On the night of July 4th, the Gustavus Fire Department contacted the Alaska State Troopers and notified them that a teen had died in a fireworks incident in that community. The call went in at 11:36 pm that 19-year-old Benjamin Jorgenson of Green River, Wyoming had attempted to light mortar-style fireworks and it had struck […]
MIILIWIK – MORTAR IQMILITAALLRIIT MIILIWIGMEK ATURLUTENG CUUMI. – THEY USED TO MAKE SNUFF IN A MORTAR. A mortar is a cup or bowl designed for grinding or crushing. There are two Alutiiq words for mortar. Milliwik comes from the root word miili- meaning grind, and ciiwik from the root word cii-for smashing. Both words can […]
