Free Online Talk: Examining the Alutiiq-Woody Island Relationship in the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska, with Sarah Simeonoff

Amerind Free Online Talk

Thursday, December 10, 2026

12:00 pm (AZ time)

To register, visit: https://bit.ly/Amerindonline121026Simeonoff

Join us on Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm (AZ time) for an online talk Examining the Alutiiq-Woody Island Relationship in the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska, with Sarah Simeonoff (Alutiiq/white)

This talk explores the enduring relationship between Alutiiq people and Woody Island in Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago. It offers a fresh perspective on the Russian colonial period by centering Alutiiq knowledge, resilience, and connection to place. From gardens to bricks to harvested ice, the island’s landscape holds some surprising stories about adaptation and community continuity. Join us to discover how looking closely at one place can reshape the way we understand the past.

Sarah Simeonoff is an Alutiiq and white archaeologist working on Kodiak, Alaska with ancestral Alutiiq settlements. Her primary research interest is collaborative archaeology and examining the past, present, and future of Alutiiq relationship to landscape. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder and an enrolled member of Tangirnaq Native Village and Seldovia Village Tribe.

We hope you will join us!