KaaRaruangcuk; Masiinakliitarpak – Four Wheeler Village-ni kaaRaruangcut amlertaartut. – There are a lot of four wheelers in the villages. Four-wheelers are the small, open, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) that provide transportation in Kodiak’s Alutiiq communities. Because it is both difficult and expensive to ship a full-sized car or truck to a remote village, many residents choose […]
Mangil’un, Qapuk – Pumice Allrani iwaiyaqa qapuk qutmi, kesiin miktaartuq. – Sometimes I find pumice on the beach, but it is always small. Pumice is a type of volcanic glass. This gritty, light-colored igneous rock forms during volcanic eruptions, as water mixes with molten lava. The water turns to steam and creates a light-weight, frothy […]
Gleipaq (N); Lliipaq (S); Gliipaq – Bread Gelipalikutartua. – I am going to make bread. Bread came to Kodiak with Russian traders, who imported flour and knowledge of baking. Yet baked goods appear to have been a luxury item in the early historic era. Historic accounts suggest that bread was in short supply, due to […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Nanook of the North (with DJ accompaniment), The Mouse That Roared, and Night of the Living Dead are among the classic 16mm films slated for screening in the Anchorage Museum auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesdays from Oct. 12 through Dec. 21. Called Celluloid Wednesdays, this midweek film series co-sponsored by the museum […]