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Legislation by Rep. Andi Story also renames, expands size of state Native languages council.

It asks lawmakers to affirm the right to Indigenous education, acknowledge oppression and commit to the use of Alaska Native languages. 

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 in Juneau is headed into finals week and students are preparing for dialogues that will test their conversational skills. Professor X̱’unei Lance Twitchell walked in […] The post Alaska Native languages at crucial juncture, biennial report says appeared first on Alaska Beacon.

JUNEAU — A Juneau lawmaker aims to include four languages that were previously not included in official state languages and increase representation and membership on a council on Alaska Native

The award is the first of its kind to lead, advocate for and implement training and resource development for Indigenous language education pathways in the U.S.