Paper Masks

Turn paper into a full-sized Alutiiq masks with this art activity developed by the Juneau Elementary Art progam.  Visit the Giinaquq: Like A Face on line exhibit to see historic Alutiiq masks and find inspiration for your own creation.

Download Activity Directions

Quyanaa - Thank you to Heather Ridgway and the Juneau Elementary Art Program for developing and sharing this activity.

Make You Own Petroglyphs

This simple activities combines beach pebbles and petroglyph designs to help all age explore Alutiiq rock art.  Download the direction and a chart of rock art images below to begin your exploration.

Rock Art Activity

Seals and Sparrows - Animal Masks for Children

Crayons, scissors, and a piece of yarn are all you need to transform your children into Alutiiq animals.  Download the templates below, copy them on to card stock, and then let little hands color a sparrow -  iikauwiitii, or a seal - isuwiq. Fun for all ages.

Animal Mask Activity


Many thanks to Alutiiq artist Lena Amason-Berns for her help develop this activity.

                   
 

Educational Boxes Available to Travel

Bring a piece of the museum to your classroom, camp, program, or event with our traveling educational boxes. Each box explores Alutiiq heritage with hands-on activities that can be adjusted for youth of many ages. Activity cards help leaders share the materials.

Anyone may check out an educational boxes for up to two weeks. There is no charge to use the materials.  If shipping is needed, the museum pays the outbound shipping, and the borrower pays to ship the box back.  Please contact Public Outreach Coordinator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 907-486-7004, x22, to complete a reservation form.
 

Who Are Alutiiqs Box

Focuses on four core areas of Alutiiq life - homeland, language, customs, and history - and includes an interactive time line, audio taped Alutiiq vocabulary lessons, an account of a traditional ceremony, and much more. Developed with generous support from Kodiak's US Coast Guard Officer's Spouses Association.

An Alutiiq Education: Toys, Games, & Stories Box

Includes traditional stories, examples of boys and girls toys, and game pieces and directions for four traditional games.
 

Saving our Alutiiq Language Box

Includes interactive language learning tools (doll board game, flash cards), as well as audio and video resources, and an Alutiiq dictionary.

Alutiiq Animals

Includes beanie babies representing local animals, flash cards, bingo game, and ideas for classroom games and activities that teach Alutiiq animal vocabulary and basic verbs.

Petroglyph Prints

Includes petroglyph stamps and clay tablets for rubbings, The Cape Alitak Petroglyphs book, informational handouts, and link to website videos about Kodiak rock art.
 

Dancing Forward

Includes instructional DVD from 2011 Dance Workshop Cutmen Agnguartukut - We are Dancing Forward, headdress and belt making instructions, Alutiiq masks coloring book, Giinaquq Like a Face book, Generations music CD, drum. and rattle.
 

Savin' Raven

An environmental education game and kit produced by the RurAL CAP AmeriCorps Program.  Includes numerous handouts.