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Alaska State Parks offers open space to meet COVID challenges

By Ricky Gease | State Parks Director on Sep 11, 2020 Op/Ed and the Editor

Those looking for a silver lining in the “summer of COVID” might find one in a variation on the old “good news/bad news” story. The bad news is, the tourist industry shutdown has kept most visitors away during our peak outdoor recreation season. The good news is that Alaskans have had the whole place […]

Play-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 14th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Apr 14, 2019 Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News

esson 2142 Wamluni, Salirluni—Play Wamqutartut.—They are going to play. Education in Alutiiq communities focused on training children the essential skills of adult life. Young people learned these skills by listening to stories and legends, helping their Elders, and imitating adult activities with toys. Archaeological sites in the Kodiak Archipelago have produced many miniature items—tiny duplicates […]