A group focused on shedding more light on the troubled legacy of boarding schools where Indigenous children were stripped of their culture and language ... a new interactive map that includes ...

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 ...

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 ...

and expanding the size and role of an Alaska Native language council, passed the state House with a single dissenting vote Wednesday. House Bill 26 by Democratic Rep. Andi Story adds two members ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive damage to homes along Alaska’s western coast in September, the U.S. government ...

The Alaska Native Sun'aq Tribe estimates fewer than 20 members remain. But that is not stopping new speakers from learning the endangered language and passing along a distinct culture and world ...

In January, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) asked the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) to submit Native language education standards.

WASHINGTON — Federal observers documented repeated issues with Alaska Native language support during the Nov. 8 general election, months after flagging concerns with election protocols in August.

In Alaska, there’s a market for primers like this. More than 20% of the state’s population is Native. Of the estimated 21,000 Alaskans who identify as Yup’ik, nearly half speak the language.