This Virtual Library is dedicated to our children and our children’s children, future ancestors, with dreams and hopes that all Nuniaq Alutiiq will be able to dance and sing wherever they may be, as one. We hope these songs will ground your heart back to our home and these words support your culture and connections to those that come before us, to heal the past and strengthen our future. As we continue to grow this Virtual Library, we aspire to reach even more people and inspire future generations to connect with their heritage. Grab your cousins, your moms, dads, uncles, aunties, grands, and claimed family and dance!

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the many who have helped us reach this point with the project. Whether it was through direct songwriting, language sharing, school involvement, or other creative means, your patience and love have been invaluable. You have all taught us so much, and we are deeply appreciative.  

Honorable Mentions, Nina Zeedar, Papa George, Iballok, Larry Matfay, Florence Pestrikoff, Mary Haakanson, Nickel Alokli, Carl Christiansen, Stella Krumrey, Olga Keim, Kathy Nelson, Wilma Berns, Sperry Ash… and so many others. We want to thank you for nurturing this love of language, culture, and song with so many generations.

To the Village of Nuniaq, we owe a special thanks, your eagerness to learn and your inspiration have been instrumental in projects like this.