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 ...

The class assignment was to write a letter to anyone they wanted. In Lingít. Eechdaa Dave Ketah chose his late grandmother, the person who spoke Lingít to him when he was growing up in Ketchikan. “And ...

An immersion program that helps preserve an Alaska Native language has been a boon to children displaced by last month's ...

Gov. Bill Walker signed an administrative order Sunday in Juneau officially declaring a linguistic emergency for Alaska Native languages. The order recognizes the threat faced by Indigenous languages ...

This article has been updated to correct the portion of the state represented by Rep. David Eastman. A bill by a Juneau legislator adding three Alaska Native languages to those officially recognized ...

“Two Old Women” is an adaptation of Velma Wallis’ novel of the same name – and in the new film, the story is told entirely in ...

An immersion program that helps preserve an Alaska Native language has been a boon to children displaced by last month’s ...

If you're inclined, you could soon speak Tlingit, Inupiaq, or Siberian Yupik in Alaska with the knowledge that those and 18 other languages... If you're so inclined, and able, you could soon speak ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. A new Inupiaq language option recently went live ...

In a groundbreaking announcement, Alaska Airlines has unveiled its latest artistic masterpiece, ‘Xáat Kwáani’ (Salmon People), an aircraft adorned with captivating Northwest Coast formline art, ...

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 ...