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Traveling Traditions

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Larsen Bay students making masks in 2003

Heritage in Rural Schools
Each spring, we travel to rural communities during Alutiiq Week celebrations. Artists accompany staff members to work with students, who complete their own project with inspiration from ancestral designs. The program debuted in 2001 with lessons on grass basket weaving and has continued with lessons in carving, skin sewing, steam bending, and kayak building. This project is a partenership with the in partnership with the Kodiak School District.

 

Traveling Traditions 2011: The 2011 program featured basket weaving.  Alutiiq artists who traveled to St. Petersburg Russia in 2010 taught youth the essentials of  weaving based on their knowledge of the art and inspiration gained from ancestral collections.  The program was be supported by a grant from the Native Arts and Culture Foundation.

For more information on Traveling Traditions, please contact Public Outreach Coordinator Danielle Ringer, 486-7004, x22.

 
 

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Community Archaeology

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Alicia Blondin shows off a 5,000 year old lance

Do you like working outdoors?
Can you imagine the distant past?
Does the thought of uncovering ancient tools thrill you?
Have you ever wanted to be an archaeologist?
Are you an Indiana Jones fan?

If the answer to any of these questions is YES!, the Alutiiq Museum’s Community Archaeology program may be just right for you.  Join museum archaeologists in an exploration of Kodiak’s past, unearth stone tools, study animal bones, reveal sod houses, and learn  about the remarkable history of the Alutiiq people.

Community Archaeology invites volunteers to work as members of an archaeological field crew, studying Kodiak prehistory with professional researchers.  Scientists and community members excavate sites near Kodiak threatened by erosion, vandalism and development, working together to preserve unique pieces of Kodiak’s past.  This is a chance to explore prehistory with the pros, to experience the past in new ways, and to challenge yourself.  Participants can earn college or high school credit. 





 

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