The Alutiiq language (also called Sugpiak , Sugpiaq , Sugcestun , Suk , Supik , Pacific Gulf Yupik , Gulf Yupik , Koniag-Chugach ) is a close relative to the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language spoken in the western and southwestern Alaska , but is considered a distinct language. It has two major dialects:
18-547: Tatitlek / t ə ˈ t ɪ t l ɪ k / ( Alutiiq : Taatiilaaq ; Russian : Татитлек ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chugach Census Area , United States. The population was 88 at the 2010 census , down from 107 in 2000. Tatitlek is in the Chugach School District and has one school, Tatitlek Community School, serving about 15 students from preschool through high school. Tatitlek
36-412: A professional studies programs for non-traditional students . The Early Honors program functions as an alternative to the senior year in high school. The main campus includes academic facilities, residence halls, community gathering spaces, recreational facilities, and winter and summer recreational trails. The campus consists of eight major buildings, with five of them currently utilized directly by
54-779: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the location (along with North and South Atwood) of a major conference of Alaska Natives at the time of the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971. APU has an extension of its campus in Palmer, Alaska , known as the Kellogg Campus. It functions as a 700-acre working farm for students of the sustainability program, as well as an environmental learning center for home-schooled students. Alaska Pacific University
72-414: Is known for its Nordic Ski Team. The APU Nordic Ski Center (APUNSC) was established in 1999 as a regional Olympic training center for cross-country skiers. Alaska Methodist University's ski team sent four skiers to the 1972 Winter Olympics ; AMU/APU has sent at minimum one skier to every winter Olympics after 1972, including Kikkan Randall who became a gold medalist in the cross-country skiing event at
90-685: Is served by the Tatitlek Airport . Tatitlek is located at 60°52′1″N 146°40′38″W / 60.86694°N 146.67722°W / 60.86694; -146.67722 (60.867083, -146.677209). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km), all of it land. Tatitlek is located in the Prince William Sound of Alaska and is most famously known as
108-708: The United Methodist Church . The main campus is located adjacent to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and the Alaska Native Medical Center . The university was founded in the late 1950s as Alaska Methodist University by Peter Gordon Gould, an Aleut from Unga, Alaska . Gould became the first Alaska Native minister in the United Methodist Church later in life, and used his position to campaign for
126-412: The 90 residents, 53 were Native, 36 were Creole and 1 White. In 1900, it returned as "Tatiklek." In 1910 and in every successive census, it has returned as its present spelling of Tatitlek. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. Within its boundaries is the former mining village of Ellamar (which reported on the 1910-20 & 1940-50 censuses. 1910: 98; 1920: 106; 1940: 23; 1950: 46). As of
144-511: The CDP was $ 13,015. There were 17.9% of families and 24.2% of the population living below the poverty line , including 18.2% of under eighteens and none of those over 64. Alutiiq language The ethnonyms of the Sugpiaq-Alutiiq are a predicament. Aleut , Alutiiq , Sugpiaq , Russian , Pacific Eskimo , Unegkuhmiut , and Chugach Eskimo are among the terms that have been used to identify this group of Native people living on
162-646: The Lower Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. About 400 of the Alutiiq population of 3,000 still speak the Alutiiq language. Alutiiq communities are currently in the process of revitalizing their language. In 2010 the high school in Kodiak responded to requests from students and agreed to teach the Alutiiq language. The Kodiak dialect of the language was spoken by only about 50 persons, all of them elderly, and
180-426: The age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.28. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 36.4% under
198-458: The age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 36,875, and the median income for a family was $ 36,667. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 8,750 for females. The per capita income for
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#1732787405992216-420: The census of 2000, there were 107 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.7 inhabitants per square mile (5.7/km). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 14.02% White , 84.11% Native American , 0.93% Asian , and 0.93% from two or more races. Of the 38 households, 44.7% had children under
234-457: The development of a Methodist University in Alaska. Alaska Methodist University dedicated its campus on June 28, 1959. In April 1958, Donald F. Ebright was elected as the university's first administrative president. Frederick P. McGinnis was elected in 1960, and served as acting president to the first class of students to attend the university. Approximately 900 acres of land destined to become
252-613: The dialect was in danger of being lost entirely. As of 2014, Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage is offering classes using the " Where Are Your Keys? " technique. Consonants may be double and have geminated sounds (e.g. kk ; [kː] ). More consonants /ɾ~r, lʲ, rʲ/ can only be found in loanwords. All vowels except for /ə/ , are considered as full vowels, distinguished with vowel length. /ə/ does not lengthen, nor occurs into vowel clusters, but may tend to be devoiced as /ə̥/ next to other consonants. After voiceless consonants,
270-406: The nearest village to the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill that decimated the area fishing resources. Tatitlek first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Tatikhlek." All 73 of its residents were listed as Inuit, despite being Chugach Alutiiq. In 1890, it returned as "Tatitlak." This also included an unnamed Creole (mixed Russian and Native) village on Cordova (now Orca) Bay. Of
288-770: The site of the APU Kellogg Campus was acquired in 1973 from the DeWolf-Kellogg Trust. In November 1978 Alaska Methodist University was renamed Alaska Pacific University. In 2016, APU formed a partnership with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium , indicating an intention to become a tribal college . Undergraduates can pursue liberal arts and sciences programs. APU offers nine graduate programs, eight master's degrees and one doctoral degree. There are also several graduate certificate options. APU also offers
306-561: The university. The three other buildings on the main campus are offices for the US Geological Survey 's Alaska Volcano Observatory , Alaska Public Media , and the Alaska Spine Institute. There are multiple housing accommodations on the main campus, divided by class year designations. All incoming freshman under 21 years of age are required to live on campus for their first two years. The Atwood Center
324-404: The voiceless nasals are written without h-. The comparison of number terms and month names in the two dialects: Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University ( APU ) is a private university in Anchorage, Alaska , United States. It was established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957. Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978, it is still affiliated with
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