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Alutiiq Museum

Celebrating heritage through living culture

The past meets the present at the Alutiiq Museum where you can explore 7,500 years of Alutiiq/Sugpiaq heritage. See ancestral artifacts, discover history, and learn how Alutiiq traditions continue. Cama’i — Hello. We welcome you.

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The Alutiiq World

History, Subsistence, Language, Art

Education

Cultural Activities, Teacher Resources

Language

Lessons, Word of the Week, Collections, Research, History

Collections

Holdings, Amutat, Research, Facilities, Policies

Museum News

Holiday Cheer

Activities, Traditions, Songs

Add some Alutiiq-style cheer to your holidays with this page of activities, traditions, and songs tied to Alutiiq/Sugiaq culture across the ages.

Holiday Bazaar

December 7, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Meet Kodiak artists and find unique gifts for everyone on your list at our popular holiday bazaar. Shop Local.  Shop Alutiiq. at the National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.

Story of a Bear Camp

Uganik Passage

For more than 60 years, the Baumann/Helgason family lived beside Uganik Passage, mining, gardening, harvesting local resources, and guiding sport hunters. Learn about their camp.

Activity of the Month

Pililita—Let’s Create

Send a message with pictographs, play Alutiiq Word games, make paper dolls, create a tea party, and much more. Find a free downloadable page of our Alutiiq book at the start of each month. 

Ground breaking for the Alutiiq Museum renovation

Museum Renovation

Building Together. Culture Forever.

We are renovating the museum to support our programs. The new Alutiiq Museum will feature a classroom, a gathering area, double the exhibit space, a larger store and much more.

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Word of the Week

Lesson Archive

The Alutiiq Word of the Week has been sharing language and cultural traditions for over 26 years. Find all 679 lessons in our online, searchable archive. What will you learn?

Upcoming Events

Join Us

We host a variety of events from arts workshops and language lessons to lectures on recent research and a monthly cultural orientation that is available in person or online.

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    Beaded headdress by Cassie Rowland


    Alutiiq Museum Store

    SHOP LOCAL. SHOP ALUTIIQ.

    Find unique artwork, handmade gifts, books, and museum merchandise inspired by Alutiiq heritage. Shop at our store in the Downtown Marketplace (111 Rezanoff Drive West, Suite 12), visit us online, or let us assist you by phone (844-425-8844). Gift wrapping is available.

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    Support

    GENEROSITY MATTERS

    Your donation helps to keep the light of Alutiiq culture burning bright. Be a lamplighter. Give to the museum today. A culture illuminated is never lost.