Events
Plant Walk
Spring Clean Up Day
Language Lessons
The Alutiiq Museum welcomes all people of all ages, heritages, and abilities to our events. For more information about an upcoming event, assistance with a special need, or to partner with the museum on an event, please contact Djuna Davidson, 844-425-8844.
Upcoming Events
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Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium
POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS
Held every three years, this event brings together the Kodiak community and scientists to discuss important marine science and research impacting our well-being. Sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant.
April 23–26, 2024
Kodiak Marketplace
111 West Rezanof Drive
April 25, 9:40 – 10:00
Presentation by Patrick Saltonstall, Excavation of a 3,000-year-old house in interior Kodiak
April 25, 10 – 10:20
Dehrich Chya introduces Who Are We, a new film from the Alutiiq Museum.
April 25, 2:30 – 2:50
Presentation by Molly Odell, Settlement history of a dynamic landscape: Archaeological survey of Tugidak Island.
Make A Beaded Bracelet
FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK
Stop by the Alutiiq Museum Store and learn how to make a three-strand beaded bracelet with Chyian Heine and Samantha Heglin. This activity follows directions created by June Pardue. We’ll provide the supplies, while they last. All ages are welcome. Free to the public.
Friday, May 3, 5 pm – 7 pm
Downtown Marketplace
111 West Rezanof Drive
Mobile Museum
ARTIFACT DISPLAY
Learn about the history and culture of Kodiak’s Native people from our traveling displays of artifacts. Meet staff. Ask questions. Expand your horizons! Free to the public.
Monday, May 6, 11 am – 3 pm
Downtown Marketplace
111 West Rezanof Drive
Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Cultural Orientation
ONLINE PRESENTATION
The Alutiiq people have lived on Kodiak Island for 7,500 years. Our culture has adapted over time due to environmental, social, and political changes. Dehrich Isuwiq Chya shares an introduction in this online presentation open to all.
Thursday, May 30th, Noon
Zoom Link: https://zurl.co/6yeI
Meeting ID: 884 4995 9723
Passcode: 242930
Cultural Support for Community Events
Celebrating and acknowledging Alutiiq/Sugpiaq heritage can be a valuable part of a community event and the museum has resources to help.
A lamp prepared for lighting
Lamp Lighting
The Alutiiq Museum has ancestral stone lamps that can be checked out for use at a lamp-lighting ceremony. Contact Amanda Lancaster, 844-425-8844, to request the loan of a lamp.
Sunrise over the Kodiak Mountains
Land Acknowledgement
Land acknowledgments offer a commitment to understanding local history and Native homelands, as well as the treaties, tribal status, and governance of an area. Such acknowledgment is typically offered by a visitor to the region or a person who is not a member of the local Native community. This could be a non-Native person or someone from a different tribal nation. There is no single correct way to acknowledge indigenous lands and territories. As such, land acknowledgments should be carefully planned and customized. For example, they can be read aloud at gatherings or meetings, posted in meeting spaces, shared online, and included in printed materials.