My ABC Book By: Heidi Asher
A leuts They came to the island to hunt otter
Baskets She used them to carry her food and water
Cormorants The bird she took the feathers from to make her skirt
Devil fish Rontu wanted Karana to kill the devil fish (octopus)
Elevation The Island had highly elevated cliffs
Friends Karana wanted friends so badly on the island she had catch animals and give them names
Galas-at The name Karana’s tribe gave their island
Headlands The Part of the island Karana stayed on
Island The place she was stranded on
Jewelry Karana threw all the jewelry she had found in the chest on the island in the ocean
Karana The girl stranded on the island
Large Eyes The meaning of the name Karana gave the otter she was taking care of
Mon-a-nee The name of the otter she took care of
Northern The part of the island Karana was staying on
Orlov The name of the captain of the Aleut ship
Pool of Water What she left Mon-a-nee in
Q uick Karana is quick to kill her prey
R ontu The dog friend Karana’s
S ails Karana watched for the Aleut and American sails on the ocean
T utok The Aleut girl who Karana made friends with
U lape Karana’s big sister who left on the American ship
V illage The place where the tribe lived on the island
W ild dogs The pack of wild dogs tried to attack Karana
e x plore Karana had to explore the island to find a good place to build her house
Y ucca fibers What Karana made her skirt out of
Z alwit One of the words Karana exchanges withTutok Meaning: Pelican