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Lawmakers added four Alaska Native languages to the state’s official language tally and renamed the council that advocates for their survival and revitalization on Friday. Members of the Senate ...

Alaska Native language expert X̱’unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation at the Alaska State Capitol on Saturday. The award recognizes his work on revitalizing Alaska Native ...

Starting an immersion program in an Alaska Native language comes with challenges: An educator often needs to create the curriculum and teaching materials themselves, and they sometimes need to work on ...

“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 ...

X’unei Lance Twitchell’s long-awaited first poetry book presents creative work drawn from his years of contemplating his life as an Indigenous man, his knowledge of the Lingit language and his ...

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 ...

To support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Indigenous languages across the United States, the Biden-Harris administration released a 10-year National Plan on Native ...