Akiak – Tier 2 Words
corps• a group
interpreter
• A person who translates different languages
supplies
• Important things people need
territory
• Land area
proposed
• suggested
accompany
• Go with
route
• Path or way
landmark
• Important place
Akiak – Tier 1 Words
blizzard• a blizzard is a
snowstorm with strong winds.
courageous
• brave; fearless
checkpoint
• a place along a route where people sign in
experienced
• having the knowledge to do a task
musher
• The driver of a dogsled team
rugged
• having a rough, uneven surface
vowed
• promised
volunteer
• someone who helps free of charge
whiteout
• heavy clouds over snow that lead to completely white conditions that make it impossible to see
refuge
• a safe or covered place out of bad weather
burrowed
• dug a hole like a small animal
squinted
• looked with eyes partly open
remote
• distant; far from cities or towns
purebred
• animals coming from many generations of the same breed or kind
trailhead
• a place where a trail begins