SHUYAK
Alutiiq Elders believe that Shuyak Island, seventh largest in the Kodiak archipelago, gets its name from the word suu’aq, meaning “rising out of the water.” Learn more about Shuyak’s native plants and wildlife in Sarah Reynolds Westing’s story in this issue’s Rambles section. (Source: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository)
BLUEBERRY
September brings the end of blueberry season across much of Alaska. As you put away the last of your annual supply, consider this small sampling of Indigenous names that have long been used for this nutritious Alaskan superfood:
Asriavik
(Iñupiaq, from Alaska Native Knowledge Network)
Kanat’á
Pronounced kun-ut-uh (Lingít, from Planet Alaska)
Nełyaaghe
(Koyukon Athabascan, from Alaska Native Knowledge Network)
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