The Alaska Native Language Center at UAF will not be shutting down or seeing a reduction in services, contrary to rumors ...

Mixed messages regarding the reputed closure of the Alaska Native Language Center out of the University of Alaska Fairbanks ...

The planned closure of the language center threatens decades of work preserving one of the world’s most diverse linguistic ...

Before Monday evening’s advanced Tlingít language class, Raven Svenson and her classmate discussed how to conjugate the verb “boil” in the context of cooking. The University of Alaska Southeast class ...

Over the last several days, I have listened to the concern, passion and support for the Alaska Native Language Center. I share that passion and support for ANLC, as does ...

Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, speaks during a House Education Committee meeting on May 3, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) A bill adding more Indigenous languages to Alaska’s official list became ...

In the language of the Gwich’in people of northeastern Alaska, the word for month known in English as July is Łuk choo zhrii, meaning “the month of king salmon,” said Rochelle Adams, an Indigenous ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker has declared an emergency for Alaska Native languages, aiming to promote and preserve all 20 recognized indigenous languages in the state. The order signed this ...

This is part of Alaska Authors, an occasional series about authors and other literary figures with ties to the 49th state. “Every language is important,” Victor Santos said, explaining his work as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun sets, from the beach in Shaktoolik, Alaska, in 2019. (Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs photo) The sun ...

Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, speaks during a House Education Committee meeting on May 3, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska lawmakers passed a bill last week that adds several Indigenous ...