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Museum Begins Study of Alutiiq Rock Art Sites
Molly Odell maps pit-style petroglyphs near Cape Hepburn, Kodiak Island. Image-Alutiiq Museum
With a $42,000 grant from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak and the Alutiiq Museum are collaborating on a study of ancestral Alutiiq rock art. The project, which started in January, is helping museum archaeologists study areas with known or suspected petroglyphs. Petroglyphs, or rock carvings, are a traditional form of artwork created by Alutiiq ancestors as much as 1000 years ago. They are known from about fifteen areas in the Kodiak Archipelago.
“This project is a targeted effort to document little-known rock art sites,” said Alutiiq Museum Curator of Archaeology Patrick Saltonstall. “While the Cape Alitak petroglyphs are the largest and best known examples of Alutiiq rock art, there are a number of other places in the Kodiak region where people have reported carvings. We’ve been keeping a record of these
With Contract Negotiations at a Stand-Still, Smith River Fire Threatens To Cancel Service To Tolowa Dee-ni Properties
With negotiations between both parties at a stand-still, the Smith River Fire Protection District said it would no longer offer service to Tolowa Dee-ni Nation tribal properties starting in April. Photo courtesy of SRFPD
More than a year and a half after its contract with the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation ended, the Smith River Fire Protection District says it will cease providing fire and emergency medical services to tribal trust property, including Lucky 7 Casino and some tribal housing, starting April 25.
Friday s announcement comes as negotiations between the parties in particular, over how much the tribe should pay the district for its services have broken down.
Donald A. Pontti
Donald Alexander Pontti, aged 90, passed away in his sleep peacefully at home in Kodiak on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Born in Ishpeming, Michigan, to Jarl Alexander and Martha Holma Pontti, Don attended Jackson High School and Jackson Junior College before enlisting in the U.S. Army, serving as a master sergeant (E-7) in the Korean War as a tank commander.
Upon discharge from the Army, Don continued taking college classes, working nights and weekends, playing independent football with the Jackson Lions, learning to fly, and purchasing his own Piper Cub. He attended Northern Michigan University, lettered in football and graduated with a B.S. in education, with a major in geography and minors in biology, English and history.