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 ...

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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A new study from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports youth are one of the main age groups using Alaska Native languages. In the department’s ...

As leaders at the Department of the Interior and descendants of federal Indian boarding school survivors, we entered our roles in the Biden-Harris administration with a determined commitment to ...

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 ...

Language educators in Juneau are working to create a Master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast. It would be the first of its kind in Alaska. Lingít ...

After more than 50 years of service, the Alaska Native Language Center will close its doors this summer, a victim of realigned budget priorities at the University of Alaska. Though few Alaskans may ...

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 ...