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Sewing Bag-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 15th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Nov 15, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Sewing Bag-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 15th

KAKIWIK – SEWING BAG MINGQUN KAKIWIGMI ET’UQ. – THE NEEDLE IS IN THE SEWING BAG. Alutiiq women are known for their sewing skill. In ancient times, they used delicate ivory and bird bone needles, bird bone awls, and wooden spools of animal sinew to stitch fine clothing. Their tools were stored in sewing bags with […]

Moon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 1st

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Nov 1, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Moon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 1st

  IRALUQ – MOON UNUGPAK IRALUQ TATARTUQ. – TONIGHT THE MOON IS FULL. In classical Alutiiq cosmology, there are five sky worlds, layered one on top of the other. The fifth sky world, farthest from earth, is the most pure. This is the home of Llam Sua, the Alutiiq supreme being. The first sky world, […]

Frazer Lake-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Oct 25, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Frazer Lake-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25

  UNUGTUARAA – FRAZER LAKE PISURYARTAALLRIIT UNUGTUARAAMEN. – THEY USED TO GO FRAZER LAKE TO HUNT. Frazer Lake is a long, narrow body of water surrounded by the steep mountains of south central Kodiak Island. It lies between Karluk Lake and Red Lake and drains south into Olga Bay through Dog Salmon Creek. Although home […]

Smoke-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Oct 18, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Smoke-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18th

  PUYUQ – SMOKE MECUUSQANEK KENERQAT PUYURNARTUU’UT. – WET FIREWOOD IS VERY SMOKY. In Alutiiq communities, wood smoke is best known for its ability to flavor and preserve fish. Each family has its own special recipe for creating savory smoked salmon. Some rely on cottonwood, as both the bark and the wood of this widely […]

Puffin-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 11th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Oct 11, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Puffin-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 11th

  TUNNGAT – PUFFINS TUNNGAT MANIGTUT P’HNAMI. – THE PUFFINS ARE LAYING EGGS ON THE CLIFF. Puffins, also known as sea parrots, are members of the auk family. The Kodiak Archipelago is home to two varieties of this bird, the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) and the horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata). Both have large, brightly colored, […]

Trout-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 4th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Oct 5, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News  

Trout-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 4th

  ANCIQ – TROUT ANCINEK PISURTAARTUKUK. – WE TWO ALWAYS FISH FOR TROUT. Kodiak streams support two races of trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss), resident rainbows and anadromous steelhead. Rainbow trout live in freshwater throughout the year. In contrast, steelhead trout spend a large portion of their lives in marine waters. They enter local rivers between August […]

Throat, Outlet-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 27th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Sep 27, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Throat, Outlet-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 27th

  IGYA’AQ – THROAT, LAKE OUTLET IQALLUT IGYA’ARMI ET’UT. – THE FISH ARE AT THE OUTLET. In the Alutiiq world, a common way of naming places is by using terms that describe how they look. Some names refer to geographic feature. In Alutiiq, Seven Mile Beach is known as Qut’sinaq, or ‘large beach’. Other names […]

Snare-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 20th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Sep 20, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News  

  NEGAQ – SNARE MIKLLUMNI PAPAAMA NEGANEK PILITAAKIINGA, AMITATUGNEK PISIURLUTA. – WHEN I WAS SMALL MY DAD MADE ME SNARES SO WE COULD CATCH WEASELS. Fall and early winter are the best times to hunt Kodiak’s furbearers, when their coats grow full and plush in response to cold weather. Although trapping was introduced in the […]

Clothing-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 13th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Sep 13, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News  

Clothing-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 13th

  ARUNAT, AUNAT, ATKUT – CLOTHING ARUNANEK PILIYUQ. – SHE IS MAKING CLOTHES. Sewing in classical Alutiiq society was often a social activity. Women enjoyed each other’s company as they produced clothing and covers for skin boats. Girls began participating at the age of six, making thread and braiding line. Some communities recognized a young […]

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