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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evacuee children displaced by ex-Typhoon Halong wait in the lobby of their temporary hotel housing for a bus to take them to College Gate Elementary, where students spend half their time learning in ...

FAIRBANKS — Village elders have worked with researchers for years to document the slate of native languages found across the state. Many of those languages, including Lower Tanana, are extremely ...

Eds: UPDATES: Updates headline. With AP Photos. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- After tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive damage to homes along Alaska's western ...

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 ...

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 ...