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.
Chyian Heine, Amelia Boger, and Marnie Gates with beaded necklaces.
Necklace Project
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are making 500 beaded necklaces to give away at our Grand Reopening on May 22. Stop by the museum store and lend a hand. No previous experience is necessary.
April 18, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Alutiiq Museum Store
Downtown Marketplace
Please contact Chyian Heine for more information.
Volunteers working at the Ancestors’ Memorial.
Ancestors’ Memorial Cleanup
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Spring is here and the Alutiiq Ancestors’ Memorial needs some TLC. Join us to weed, prune, sweep, and pick up. Drop to lend a hand. All ages welcome.
April 19, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Alutiiq Ancestors’ Memorial
Kashevaroff Street, Kodiak
Please contact Chyian Heine for more information.
Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Film Festival
Enjoy free admission to our new gallery and a set of specially curated films. The nine short films explore how Alutiiq communities in the Kodiak Archipelago are reawakening traditions and celebrating their culture, language, and arts.
Friday, May 23, 2025, 10 am – 5:30 pm
Alutiiq Museum Cana’iwik–Workshop
Free to the public
Artists share their creations at the museum.
Djuna Davidson leads a museum tour.
Educators Open House
WITH ALUTIIQ MUSEUM STAFF
Join us for a free open house to tour the museum’s new exhibit hall with staff members. Learn about our educational resources and browse displays. Supported by the Munartet Project, Alaska State Council on the Arts, and the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology.
All educators welcome.
June 2, 2025, 10:00 am
Sugpiaq Culture, Watercolor painting by Helen Simeonoff, 2008
Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Cultural Orientation
ONLINE PRESENTATION
The Alutiiq people have lived on Kodiak Island for 7,500 years. Our culture has adapted due to environmental, social, and political changes. Staff members provide an introduction in this free presentation open to all. Please pre-register so we can accommodate all guests.
June 12, Noon on Zoom
Join the meeting
Meeting ID: 258 784 606 505
Passcode: nN6HZ7y5
Future presentation dates: August 14, October 23, and December 18.
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.