'They're reaching for this': Students compete in Yup'ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees
Organizers say children's literacy is crucial to the survival of Alaska Native languages like Yup'ik and Iñupiaq.
Source: kyuk.org
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Yup'ik Spelling Bee Inspires Inupiaq Spelling Bee
Credit Max Dan It’s been 10 years since the first Statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee was held, and it will expand to include Inupiat spellers on April 17. Freda Dan, who organized the first Yup’ik Spelling Bee, said that the Inupiaq competition is the result of the efforts of one community: Brevig Mission. “Brevig Mission managed to go through the mock school in District B,” said Dan. “So now we’re going to finish the cycle with a statewide spelling bee for them.” The rules in this spelling bee are a bit different. Dan said that competitors are not eliminated if they spell a word w...
Source: kyuk.org
Statewide Yup'ik And Iñupiaq Spelling Bee Championships
On Coffee at KYUK, we’re joined by Indigenous language statewide spelling bee organizer Freda Dan. The ninth annual statewide Yup’ik spelling bee championship and the first annual statewide Iñupiaq spelling bee championship will occur April 17 at the Arctic Rec Center in Anchorage. The Iñupiaq spelling bee will be from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the Yup’ik spelling bee will be from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Students in third to eighth grades are eligible to compete. Listen
Source: kyuk.org