Ancestry Heritage Kit

This book explores the history, heritage, and traditional life of Alutiiq communities, predominantly from Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula.

The book is a compilation of personal accounts directly from Chenega community members.

This work provides a historical overview of the traditional ways of the Sugpiaq people, commerical exploration in the Alaska Peninsula, the 1867 - 1900 resettlement of the Alaska Peninsula, the industrialization of fisheries, mining, and more.

This children's book has been translated into Sugt'stun and tells an endearing story about how there is always room on Mother's lap.

Pratt Museum staff traveled to Nanwalek, Port Graham and Seldovia to interview Elders that had visited their ancestral archaelogical site, as well as other who might share memories of a time when their ancestors traveled and lived along the gulf coast.

Left to Right: Anesia Ukatish and Helen Romanoff (sisters of Juanita Melsheimer)