Yup'ik is the most commonly spoken Native language in Alaska, but Nikki Corbett couldn't find any Yup'ik books to teach her kids the language. She wanted to fix that. Corbett grew up in the majority ...

Twenty-three Alaska Native languages have been recognized alongside English as official Alaska state languages for a decade, but until this month there was no measure by which its schools could gauge ...

A professor-turned-historian, a mother-and-son duo, a former Alaska Native games athlete and coach, and the handler of a locally famous therapy dog were among more than a dozen Indigenous authors at ...

A group of 14 Indigenous educators in Alaska is proposing new standards for how Alaska Native languages — some of which are on the verge of dying out — are taught in the state. In January, the Alaska ...

X’unei Lance Twitchell teaches an advanced Tlingít course at University of Alaska Southeast on April 29, 2024. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) Before Monday evening’s advanced Tlingít ...

Holly Miowak Guise chose to title her book “Alaska Native Resilience,” because, she said, it perfectly captured the story she wanted to tell about the ways Alaska Natives experienced World War II, how ...

“With adequate funding, students and educators can have access to quality education and tools that reflect their heritage while equipping them with the skills necessary for future success,” Rosita ...