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#Alaska #teacher #educator #lifestyle #Perryville #Alutiiq #Sugpiaq
I moved to a tiny Alaskan village to be a teacher. I earn $15,000 more than in other states and only have 5 students.

https://www.businessinsider.com/live-work-teacher-tiny-village-alaskan-bush-2023-1

Swan-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 21st
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Swan — Qugyuk

Qugyut qat’rtarut. – The swans are white.

The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus), a common visitor to Kodiak’s coastal wetlands, is one of three species of swans found in Alaska and the largest Alaska bird. This all-white bird is distinguished by a teardrop-shaped splash of yellow on either side of its black bill. Tundra...
https://alaska-native-news.com/67909-2/67909/
#swan #alutiiq #museum #word of the week #kodiak

Weatherman-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 7th
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Photo: Weatherman mask, ca. 1872, Pinart Collection. Courtesy of the Château-Musée, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Weatherman — Llaatesurta 

Llaatsurtaallriit. – They used to be weathermen.

Long before marine radios, the nightly, television weather report, weather apps and weather cams, Alutiiq people interpreted the weather by...
https://alaska-native-news.com/67679-2/67679/
#Weatherman #alutiiq #museum #word of the week #kodiak

Long-Tailed Duck-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 1st
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Photo: Female long-tailed duck, courtesy the USFWS National Digital Library

Long-Tailed Duck — Aaraliq 

Aaralit amlertut ikani.—There are a lot of long-tailed ducks over there.

The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a small, diving, sea duck. This species breeds in lakes and ponds across the high arctic, and then...
https://alaska-native-news.com/67579-2/67579/
#long tailed duck #alutiiq #museum #word of the week

Real People-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 24th
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Photo: Boy's party, Karluk. Clyda Christiansen Collection.

Real People-Sugpiat

Guangkuta “Sugpianek” ap’rtaakiikut cuumi, nutaan ap’rtaaraakut Alutiit. – They used to call us Sugpiaq before, but now we are called Alutiiq people.

Who are Kodiak’s Native people? This is a common question....
https://alaska-native-news.com/real-people-alutiiq-word-of-the-week-april-24th/67459/
#real people #alutiiq museum #word of the week

Morning-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 16th
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Photo: Morning at Karluk Lake, 2019, AM869

Morning-Unuaq

Unuami ilait suuget kuufiarturtaartut.—Some people always drink coffee in the morning.

The Alutiiq word unuaq means morning, but on Kodiak many speakers use it to specify early morning. Elders recall that one of the first important chores each morning was to start the household...
https://alaska-native-news.com/67366-2/67366/
#morning #alutiiq #museum #word of the week

Arrow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 13

Boys learn to shoot a bow and arrow, Akhiok Petroglyph Camp, Cape Alitak.

Ruuwarluni – Arrow Game (verb)
Tamamta ruuwartaallriakut Paaskaami. – We used to all play bow and arrow at Easter time.

(Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken)

In the Alutiiq language, the word for “arrow”—ruuwaq—has a variety of meanings. It can be used as a noun to refer to...
https://alaska-native-news.com/10044/10044/
#Alaska #alutiiq #Kodiak #museum #word of the week

Shark-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 2nd
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Photo: Salmon Shark on the beach in Karluk, 1889. Photo by T.H. Bean, courtesy of the National Archives.

Shark — Arlluguaq

Arlluguaq culurngauq. – The shark is beached.

Like whales or sea lions, sharks are large predators found throughout the Gulf of Alaska. Biologists recognize ten varieties of sharks in gulf...
https://alaska-native-news.com/shark-alutiiq-word-of-the-week-april-2nd/67162/
#alutiiq #museum #shark #word of the week

Shark-Alutiiq Word of the Week-April 2nd
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Photo: Salmon Shark on the beach in Karluk, 1889. Photo by T.H. Bean, courtesy of the National Archives.

Shark — Arlluguaq

Arlluguaq culurngauq. – The shark is beached.

Like whales or sea lions, sharks are large predators found throughout the Gulf of Alaska. Biologists recognize ten varieties of sharks in gulf waters, but others stray into...
https://alaska-native-news.com/67162-2/67162/
#shark #alutiiq #museum #word of the week

Socks-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 26
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Photo: Grass socks woven by June Pardue, AM727.

Socks — Cuukiiq 

Cuukii'itua! – I have no socks!

In the past, Alutiiq people often went barefoot. A historic account from Karluk tells of Alutiiq ladies dressed in stylish, velvet dresses, walking to church barefoot. Boots were saved for cold winter weather, and often included a lining of...
https://alaska-native-news.com/67041-2/67041/
#socks #alutiiq #museum #word of the week #kodiak

Jumper-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 19th
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Jumper — Aq’alaq 

Aq’alartut iluani. – There are jumpers inside (the seine).

Jumping salmon are a conspicuous sign of summer around Kodiak. Scan the surface of the ocean in June and you will see pink salmon hurling themselves out of the water as they head for their spawning grounds. When this happens, you may hear someone shout,...
https://alaska-native-news.com/66876-2/66876/
#jumper #salmon #alutiiq #museum #word of the week

Cave-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 12th
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Cave — Legtaq, Qaiqunaq (old form) 

Legtaq tamlertuq. – The cave is dark.

Photo: A cave on a hillside above Kiliuda Bay. AM972.

Caves are natural shelters that attract both people and animals. Archaeological data from Prince William Sound illustrate that the prehistoric Alutiiq people camped in caves. Although similar settlements are...
https://alaska-native-news.com/66761-2/66761/
#cave #alutiiq #word of the week #museum #kodeiak

Rabbit/Hare-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 5th
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Photo: Girl in Ouzinkie with stuffed rabbit toy. Melinda Lamp Collection.

Hare, Rabbit — Kuskaanaq

Kuskaanaq ekllinartuq. – The hare looks delicious.

The varying hare or snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) occurs widely throughout North America. This small furbearer is well known for its seasonally changing fur color. In...
https://alaska-native-news.com/66662-2/66662/
#rabbit #hare #alutiiq #museum #word of the week #kodiak

Alutiiq Museum Names Chris Wooley Volunteer of the Year
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Retired anthropologist, Chris Wooley. Image-Alutiiq Museum

The Alutiiq Museum says it is fortunate to have many friends who contribute their time and talents to their work. To highlight the importance of...
https://alaska-native-news.com/alutiiq-museum-names-chris-wooley-volunteer-of-the-year/66416/
#chris wooley #anthropologist #alutiiq museum #carlisle #school #repatriation #Anastasia Ashouwak #Pariscovia Achacee

Corporation-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 19th
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Photo: Koniag, Inc. Board of Directors, Armstrong Collection.
Corporation — Akilingnaq’sqat
Akilingnaq’sqat angsinartut akilingnaqlluteng. – Some corporations are big and they are trying to make money.

Forty years ago, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act returned forty-four million acres of land and 962.5 million dollars to...
https://alaska-native-news.com/66355-2/66355/
#corporation #alutiiq #museum #word of the week

Black Eye-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 12th
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Mal'ugnek segnengq'rtua, kinam tenglukiinga! – I got two black eyes, somebody hit me!
Photo: Boys spar at boxing match during Old Harbor’s Independence Day celebration, 2005. Courtesy of Sven Haakanson.

There are many ways to get a black eye. Elders recall that men and boys working around swinging fishing gear were frequently...
https://alaska-native-news.com/66203-2/66203/
#black eye #alutiiq #word of the week #museum

Slave-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 5th
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Puffin skin parka, the type of garments worn by slaves. Ethnolen Collection, National Museum of Finland.

Slave — Metqaq
AMLESQANEK METQANGQ’RTUQ. – HE HAS A LOT OF SLAVES.

Like their Tlingit and Aleut neighbors, Alutiiq people lived in a ranked society. Individuals were born into one of three classes: elite, common, or slave. These...
https://alaska-native-news.com/66076-2/66076/
#slave #alutiiq #museum #word of the week #kodiak

Wife-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 30th
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Photo: Akhiok husband and wife, ca. 1930. Courtesy of the National Archive, Seattle.

Wife-Nuliq

Nulingr'tua.– I've got a wife.

Everyone in Alutiiq society was expected to marry. Although marriages were not typically arranged, there were preferred marriage partners. According to anthropologist Birket-Smith, a young person was once...
https://alaska-native-news.com/65993-2/65993/
#wife #alutiiq #museum #word of the week #language

Harvard University Transfers Historic Kayak to Alutiiq Museum
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Historic kayak and other artifacts on display at the Alutiiq Museum

The Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College have transferred ownership of an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq kayak to the Alutiiq Museum, a tribal repository and cultural center in Kodiak, Alaska. Made in the mid-19th...
https://alaska-native-news.com/harvard-university-transfers-historic-kayak-to-alutiiq-museum/65923/
#harvard #alutiiq #museum #kayak #return