Alutiiq/Sugpiaq People
The first people of Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago
The community of Old Harbor, 2006.
Cama’i—Hello.
Welcome to the Alutiiq world.

Our Homeland
The Alutiiq/Sugpiaq are an Alaska Native people. We have lived in the coastal environments of south-central Alaska for over 7,800 years. Our traditional homelands include Prince William Sound, the outer Kenai Peninsula, the Kodiak Archipelago, and the Alaska Peninsula.
Alutiiq people share many cultural practices with the other coastal peoples, particularly the Unangan/Aleut of the Aleutian Chain and the Yup’ik of the Bering Sea coast. Anthropologists believe these cultural similarities reflect a distant but common ancestry.
Who Are We
What does it mean to be an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq person? This short film explores Alutiiq identity in the 21st century with interviews, historic photos, and songs in the Alutiiq language (9 minutes).
Learn More About Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Traditions
HISTORY
We are descended from seafaring people.
OUR STORIES | VILLAGES | BEAR CAMP | DANIEL HARMON | ARCHAEOLOGY
LANGUAGE
We speak the Alutiiq language, also known as Sugt’stun or Alutiit’stun.
LESSONS | WORD OF THE WEEK | PLACE NAMES | COLLECTIONS | RESEARCH | HISTORY
SUBSISTENCE
We live off the land and the sea.
WILD FOODS | PLANT GALLERY | PLANT CRAFTS | QAYAT | HARVESTING
ART
We tell stories and celebrate our culture through the arts.




