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Alutiiq Museum Bulletin Vol 16, No. 1, Summer 2011 Accreditation Achieved The Experts Speak! It took 14 years and an enormous amount of work, but the Alutiiq Who killed Father Juvenaly? What happened to the salmon Museum achieved a long held dream in July – national accreditation. smolt in Afognak Lake? What Alutiiq treasures lie in Russian Bestowed by the American Association of Museums, accreditation Museums? Th e answers will be revealed during the Alutiiq Museum’s is the highest level of professional certifi cation for museums in the annual lecture series. Join us to hear the latest results from cultural, United States. It indicates that a museum meets the most rigorous historical, and biological research on Kodiak and ask your questions. standards of practice in everything it does, from caring for collections, Hear the experts speak. to serving the public and even preparing for emergencies. Rev. Dr. Michael Oleska “We set accreditation as a goal 14 years ago when we were Th e Disappearance of Father Juvenaly developing the museum’s program and policies” said Deputy August 9th, 2011, 7:00 pm Director Amy Steffi an. “I remember the meeting where our board and staff decided that accreditation could be a great measure for Alisha Drabek, MA our work, that we could model the museum’s practices after those Exploring Kodiak Alutiiq Literature standards. We wanted the world to see that a tribal museum could be August 18th, 2011, 7:00 pm both a culturally meaningful institution and a fi rst class, professional Steven Th omsen, BA museum. It’s thrilling to know that we accomplished that goal.” Afognak Lake Sockeye Salmon Investigation Th e Alutiiq Museum is just the seventh museum in Alaska and August 25th, 2010, 7:00 pm the second tribal museum in the United States to be accredited. Th e Sven Haakanson, Jr., Ph.D. initial certifi cation will last 15 years, then the museum must apply Sugpiaq Collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography to renew its accreditation. September 1st, 2011, 7:00 pm “Th is is a milestone for the Alutiiq Museum,” said Executive Director Sven Haakanson, Jr. “Accreditation is the professional seal Philip Tschersich, MS of approval. It let’s others know that the Alutiiq nation has a model Black Rockfi sh Abundance Hydroacoustic Study of museum.” Kodiak Island and Alaska Peninsula Many people helped the museum reach its accreditation goal. September 8th, 2010, 7:00 pm “We are especially grateful, to Scott Carrlee of the Alaska State Gordon L. Pullar, Ph.D. Museum who made us believe that we were ready to begin the Woody Island History and the Politics of Identity application process, and provided an exceptional summer intern, September 13th, 2010, 5:30 pm Elizabeth Manekin, to launch our bid,” said Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister American Voices: Sharing the Haakanson. “Once we Generously sponsored Extraordinary Stories of were in the program, it by Ardinger’s Fine Ordinary People took the entire board Furnishings & Gifts, GCI, September 22nd, 2010, 7:00 pm and staff two years of the Institute for Museum application writing, Larry VanDaele, Ph.D. and Library Services, documentation, Brown Bears: Northern Peoples’ Kodiak College Library, correspondence, and Liaison with the Spirit World Mill Bay Coff ee, On the fi nally a site visit to September 29th, 2010, 7:00 pm Cape Vacation Rentals, reach this day. It was a Marnie Leist, MA the Old Powerhouse team eff ort and we did Rediscovering Karluk One Restaurant, the it. It feels amazing.” October 6th, 2010, 7:00 pm Rasmuson Foundation, RC Enterprises, and Sea April Laktonen Counceller inventories Patrick Saltonstall, MA, RPA Hawk Air. emergency preparedness supplies. Th e Evolution of Alutiiq Houses Quyanaa – We thank you. October 13th, 2010, 7:00 pm 1 Cama’i – Hello For the past 14 years the museum’s staff has worked to attain National Accreditation. With the support of the Alutiiq Museum American Association of Museum’s MAP program, the Alaska State Museum, and many others we reached this Archaeological Repository 215 Mission Road, Suite 101 goal (Page 1). I want to thank all of you for supporting Kodiak, Alaska 99615 our work toward this milestone. Your participation and Phone: 907-486-7004 Fax: 907-486-7048 donations helped the museum bring its mission to the email: [email protected] community. You told us what you needed, and you made www.alutiiqmuseum.org us better! We’ve reached a little farther, tried something new, and set the highest standard for the museum because AAlutiiqlutiiq HHeritageeritage FFoundation:oundation: of your participation. I thank you. Chair: Will Anderson, Koniag, Inc. Vice Chair: Margaret Roberts, Koniag, Inc. In many ways, accreditation sets the bar even higher for Secretary: Donene Tweten, Natives of Kodiak, Inc. the Alutiiq Museum. It’s not a static certifi cation. We must Treasurer: Perry Eaton, Ouzinkie Native Corp. continue to meet high standards in all we do and earn our Board Member: Margie Bezona, KANA credential again in the future. As such, your input continues Board Member: Fred Coyle, Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc. Board Member: Ruth Dawson, Afognak Native Corp. to be critical as we establish future goals. Currently, we are Board Member: Tanya Inga, Old Harbor Native Corp. considering the feasibility of a new facility. Over the past Board Member: Gordon Pullar, at large decade we have outgrown our space on Mission Road Board Member: Andy Teuber, KANA and need to consider how we will meet the needs of our Open Seat: Leisnoi, Inc. programs in the future. Should we build a new museum, AAlutiiqlutiiq MMuseumuseum SStaff:taff: develop a stand-alone storage facility, or do something else to meet our space needs? What would you support? Executive Director: Sven Haakanson, Jr. Deputy Director: Amy Steffi an Also, this fall we are launching a new initiative that Museum Manager: Katie St. John Curator: Patrick Saltonstall involves Kodiak in exploring subsistence practices, to Registrar: Marnie Leist better understand how our ancestors harvested and used Exhibits Coordinator: Jill Lipka wild foods (Page 3). “You are what you eat” and like a Alutiiq Language Manager: April Laktonen Counceller society’s art and language, its food traditions are rich in Public Outreach Coordinator: Danielle Ringer cultural information. Th ey preserve environmental and Gallery Attendant: Danica Majdic Summer Intern: Carmen Ceron technological information, illustrate cultural values, and Summer Intern: Christy Roe unite all people around the harvesting, processing, and Th e Alutiiq Museum is governed by Afgonak Native Corporation, Akhiok preparation of meals that have sustained generations. Kaguyak Inc., KANA, Koniag Inc., Leisnoi Inc., Natives of Kodiak Inc., By documenting these practices and creating a set of Old Harbor Native Corporation, and Ouzinkie Native Corporation. Each educational resources, we hope to foster cultural learning, organization elects a representative to the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation, the Alutiiq Museum’s board. Funding is provided by charitable contributions, sustain traditions, encourage healthy eating, and celebrate membership fees, grants, contracts and sales from the museum store. how Kodiak’s environment continues to provide for our ALUTIIQ HERITAGE FOUNDATION community. Join us for some great learning and eating! MISSION STATEMENT: Th e Alutiiq Heritage Foundation, through the Alutiiq Museum and Th ank you for helping us reach the accreditation Archaeological Repository, preserve the traditions of the Alutiiq people and milestone and remember your support will continue to promotes greater awareness of the rich cultural legacy of the indigenous make this little island museum achieve big. peoples of the greater Gulf of Alaska region. Our collections are held in a repository that is accessible to the public. We encourage and support research on Alutiiq culture history, and disseminate the results of this Quyanaa, research to the public through educational outreach, exhibits, special Sven events, publications, and scholarly presentations. Tax ID #92-0150422 Th e Alutiiq Museum Bulletin is published quarterly. Printed by Camai Printing Kiagtukut. – We are having Summer. 2 LLanguageanguage Kaigtuten? Are You Hungry? Foods Project funded by National Parks Service A scatter of broken clamshells hints than an octopus is hiding Th is project begins in September and will feature deer – the under a nearby rock. Seal intestines should be rinsed with salt fi rst of our 12 monthly foods. Kaigtuten? Are You Hungry? water before stuffi ng. Eating fatty king salmon can interfere with Join us to learn more. the eff ectiveness of some plant medicines. Th ese are examples Featured Wild Foods of the cultural knowledge about wild foods preserved in Alutiiq September – Deer March – Seaweed & Kelp people. Th rough Neq’rkat: Th e Alutiiq Wild Foods Project the Alutiiq October – Silver Salmon April – Cod Museum will explore the knowledge of the Alutiiq community’s most November – Duck May – Red Salmon experienced wild food harvesters and cooks to document, share, and December – Ptarmigan June – Assorted Fresh Greens perpetuate tribal subsistence traditions. January – Octopus July – Berries Although wild foods are well known on Kodiak, many younger February – Mussels August – Halibut tribal members have little experience harvesting, processing, or preparing these foods. Moreover, there are few records of Alutiiq food traditions. Th rough a series of monthly, videotaped interviews and community events, the Alutiiq Museum will explore and document the use of 12