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Teen Dies in Fatal Gustavus Fireworks Incident

By Alaska Native News on Jul 7, 2022   Featured, General News, Southeast Alaska  

Teen Dies in Fatal Gustavus Fireworks Incident

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 […]

Mortar-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25th

By Alutiiq Museum on Oct 25, 2021   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News  

Mortar-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25th

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 […]

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