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.
Craft Saturday: Dentalium Earrings
November 14th | Noon to 2:00pm
Get creative with us this fall at the Alutiiq Museum! Our monthly Craft Saturday series is back, offering opportunities to gather, create, and connect throughout the colder months. This month, join us to make your own pair of dentalium earrings! Museum staff will provide earring kits and instructions. This event will take place at the Native Welcome Center & Alutiiq Museum Store, located in the Kodiak Marketplace. We hope to see you there!
Sponsored by the City of Kodiak.
Film Screening: Finding Refuge
November 16th | 3 to 4:30pm
Join us at the Alutiiq Museum for a special community event honoring Native American Heritage Month. The event will begin with a screening of the powerful film Finding Refuge, followed by a presentation from the museum’s Director of Language and Living Culture, Dehrich Chya. Together, we will explore Alutiiq/Sugpiaq history. This event is free and open to all, and light refreshments will be served.
Made possible with support from Matson.
Annual Holiday Bazaar
November 28th | 10am to 4pm
Be sure to mark your calendars for our annual Holiday Bazaar, featuring a wonderful lineup of local vendors!
Featuring original art, jewelry, and goods from Breana Sharp, Susie Malutin of Heritage Furs, Brandy Paddock & Family of Raised Wild Works, Ann Barker, Sky Pahmeier-Olson, Skylar Gertz, Veronica Johnson, Sue Baker of Clay Creek Pottery, Kathy Johnson, Sally Troxell of Sally J’s Red Thread Studio, Bruce Nelson of Bruce Nelson Fine Art, Barb Bundy of Alutiiq Reflections, Briana Springer, Stacy Studebaker, and Cassey Rowland of Nerdy Native Creations.
Alutiiq Language Club
PRACTICE SPEAKING ALUTIIQ
Join Alutiiq speakers and learners for an hour of conversation. Alutiiq Language Club is open to anyone interested in growing their skills. All are welcome.
Wednesdays, Noon – 1:00 PM
Weekly in the Alutiiq Museum Workshop
All are welcome.
Contact Dehrich Chya for more information.
Carlisle Indian School student body around 1885, with the Superintendent’s House in the background. Photograph by John N, Choate, Carlisle, PA, Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center, CIS-P-0110.
From Kodiak to Carlisle, Tracing our Lost Students
This exhibit shares the story of eleven students taken from Woody Island and Long Island to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1901, and the ongoing efforts to bring the remains of two girls home. “From Kodiak to Carlisle, Tracing our Lost Students” features a collection of photographs accompanied by historical context about the student’s experience.
The Alutiiq Museum is grateful to have support from the Tangirnaq Native Village and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the development of this exhibit.
A lamp prepared for lighting
Lamp Lighting
Some hosts choose to light their own oil lamps at the start of Native community events. Oil lamp lighting can represent the passing of traditions from Elders to youth and the perpetuation of Alutiiq culture.
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.